Feminine dossier · first seen 1912

Janelle

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

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1979

Peak era

1979

Peak rank proxy

1,416

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen X

1912Peak 19792024

Peak year

1979

Decline from peak

74.4%

2024

362

All-time

56,537

Janelle 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 1979, when 1,416 girls were named Janelle.

In 2024, only 362 girls were given the name.

Down 74.4% from its peak.

All told, about 56,537 Americans have been named Janelle and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1912.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGen X

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1979

19791,416 girls named Janelle

2024362 girls named Janelle

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