Feminine dossier · first seen 1917

Janella

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Janella
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1971

Peak era

1971

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen X

1917Peak 19712024

Peak year

1971

Decline from peak

72.4%

2024

All-time

1,957

Janella is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1971, when 58 girls were named Janella.

In 2024, only 16 girls were given the name.

Down 72.4% from its peak.

All told, about 1,957 Americans have been named Janella and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1917.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationGen X

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1971

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