Janel is an established variant of Janelle that peaked in 1971 and has since faded.
Janel is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #11,330 for girl births in the United States (and #19,108 across all names), given to 8 babies. Janel was first reported in SSA data in 1933 and peaked in 1971 (424 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 8 | #11,330 | — |
| 2024 | 16 | 16 | #7,065 | — |
| 2023 | 18 | 18 | #6,519 | — |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | #7,793 | — |
| 2021 | 23 | 23 | #5,467 | — |
| 2020 | 27 | 27 | #4,810 | — |
| 2019 | 26 | 26 | #5,090 | — |
| 2018 | 23 | 23 | #5,526 | — |
| 2017 | 32 | 32 | #4,434 | — |
| 2016 | 36 | 36 | #4,123 | — |
| 2015 | 31 | 31 | #4,532 | — |
| 2014 | 38 | 38 | #3,956 | — |
| 2013 | 41 | 41 | #3,737 | — |
| 2012 | 35 | 35 | #4,247 | — |
| 2011 | 42 | 42 | #3,688 | — |
| 2010 | 43 | 43 | #3,657 | — |
| 2009 | 64 | 64 | #2,789 | — |
| 2008 | 69 | 69 | #2,672 | — |
| 2007 | 57 | 57 | #3,073 | — |
| 2006 | 56 | 56 | #3,031 | — |
| 2005 | 59 | 59 | #2,797 | — |
| 2004 | 78 | 78 | #2,250 | — |
| 2003 | 92 | 92 | #1,976 | — |
| 2002 | 78 | 78 | #2,151 | — |
| 2001 | 101 | 101 | #1,768 | — |
| 2000 | 96 | 96 | #1,807 | — |
| 1999 | 106 | 106 | #1,585 | — |
| 1998 | 130 | 130 | #1,352 | — |
| 1997 | 114 | — | #1,451 | — |
| 1996 | 160 | — | #1,136 | — |
| 1995 | 163 | — | #1,093 | — |
| 1994 | 189 | — | #979 | — |
| 1993 | 203 | — | #931 | — |
| 1992 | 223 | — | #887 | — |
| 1991 | 236 | — | #849 | — |
| 1990 | 194 | — | #966 | — |
| 1989 | 244 | — | #802 | #7,374 |
| 1988 | 255 | — | #735 | — |
| 1987 | 280 | — | #666 | — |
| 1986 | 231 | — | #754 | — |
| 1985 | 185 | — | #868 | — |
| 1984 | 207 | — | #779 | — |
| 1983 | 234 | — | #726 | #5,795 |
| 1982 | 283 | — | #636 | — |
| 1981 | 324 | — | #568 | — |
| 1980 | 402 | — | #507 | #6,673 |
| 1979 | 364 | — | #530 | #6,471 |
| 1978 | 413 | — | #475 | — |
| 1977 | 387 | — | #491 | — |
| 1976 | 346 | — | #514 | — |
| 1975 | 346 | — | #514 | — |
| 1974 | 310 | — | #546 | — |
| 1973 | 333 | — | #514 | — |
| 1972 | 362 | — | #495 | #5,304 |
| 1971 | 429 | — | #470 | #5,249 |
| 1970 | 386 | — | #508 | — |
| 1969 | 312 | — | #559 | — |
| 1968 | 252 | — | #608 | — |
| 1967 | 184 | — | #725 | — |
| 1966 | 114 | — | #954 | — |
| 1965 | 105 | — | #1,019 | — |
| 1964 | 130 | — | #917 | — |
| 1963 | 106 | — | #1,044 | — |
| 1962 | 121 | — | #969 | — |
| 1961 | 142 | — | #908 | — |
| 1960 | 110 | — | #1,026 | — |
| 1959 | 107 | — | #1,025 | — |
| 1958 | 110 | — | #989 | — |
| 1957 | 103 | — | #1,034 | — |
| 1956 | 87 | — | #1,110 | — |
| 1955 | 86 | — | #1,091 | — |
| 1954 | 102 | — | #961 | — |
| 1953 | 79 | — | #1,084 | — |
| 1952 | 83 | — | #1,032 | — |
| 1951 | 83 | — | #1,024 | — |
| 1950 | 73 | — | #1,079 | — |
| 1949 | 62 | — | #1,158 | — |
| 1948 | 55 | — | #1,229 | — |
| 1947 | 41 | — | #1,472 | — |
| 1946 | 18 | — | #2,262 | — |
| 1945 | 13 | — | #2,522 | — |
| 1944 | 13 | — | #2,560 | — |
| 1943 | 8 | — | #3,627 | — |
| 1942 | 11 | — | #2,895 | — |
| 1941 | 16 | — | #2,136 | — |
| 1940 | 7 | — | #3,653 | — |
| 1939 | 10 | — | #2,802 | — |
| 1938 | 9 | — | #3,034 | — |
| 1937 | 9 | — | #3,037 | — |
| 1936 | 12 | — | #2,438 | — |
| 1935 | 29 | — | #1,369 | — |
| 1934 | 6 | — | #4,024 | — |
| 1933 | 5 | — | #4,514 | — |