Janell is an established variant of Janelle that peaked in 1979 and has since faded.
Janell is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #6,418 for girl births in the United States (and #11,154 across all names), given to 18 babies. Janell was first reported in SSA data in 1914 and peaked in 1979 (416 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | 18 | #6,418 | — |
| 2024 | 36 | 36 | #4,071 | — |
| 2023 | 20 | 20 | #6,050 | — |
| 2022 | 23 | 23 | #5,536 | — |
| 2021 | 27 | 27 | #4,896 | — |
| 2020 | 38 | 38 | #3,806 | — |
| 2019 | 40 | 40 | #3,747 | — |
| 2018 | 32 | 32 | #4,401 | — |
| 2017 | 37 | 37 | #4,027 | — |
| 2016 | 42 | 42 | #3,675 | — |
| 2015 | 44 | 44 | #3,555 | — |
| 2014 | 54 | 54 | #3,094 | — |
| 2013 | 59 | 59 | #2,880 | — |
| 2012 | 77 | 77 | #2,411 | — |
| 2011 | 88 | 88 | #2,166 | — |
| 2010 | 96 | 96 | #2,064 | — |
| 2009 | 131 | 131 | #1,700 | — |
| 2008 | 123 | 123 | #1,788 | — |
| 2007 | 119 | 119 | #1,795 | — |
| 2006 | 117 | 117 | #1,778 | — |
| 2005 | 85 | 85 | #2,171 | — |
| 2004 | 120 | 120 | #1,622 | — |
| 2003 | 99 | 99 | #1,932 | #11,653 |
| 2002 | 111 | 111 | #1,658 | — |
| 2001 | 102 | 102 | #1,756 | — |
| 2000 | 126 | 126 | #1,462 | — |
| 1999 | 123 | 123 | #1,426 | — |
| 1998 | 149 | 149 | #1,226 | — |
| 1997 | 147 | — | #1,222 | — |
| 1996 | 145 | — | #1,219 | — |
| 1995 | 147 | — | #1,173 | — |
| 1994 | 191 | — | #973 | — |
| 1993 | 185 | — | #1,001 | — |
| 1992 | 216 | — | #904 | — |
| 1991 | 202 | — | #944 | — |
| 1990 | 227 | — | #866 | — |
| 1989 | 216 | — | #861 | — |
| 1988 | 241 | — | #780 | — |
| 1987 | 253 | — | #738 | #5,162 |
| 1986 | 242 | — | #736 | — |
| 1985 | 265 | — | #686 | #6,988 |
| 1984 | 288 | — | #619 | — |
| 1983 | 286 | — | #611 | — |
| 1982 | 308 | — | #590 | — |
| 1981 | 330 | — | #563 | — |
| 1980 | 340 | — | #549 | — |
| 1979 | 421 | — | #490 | #6,472 |
| 1978 | 334 | — | #537 | — |
| 1977 | 267 | — | #629 | — |
| 1976 | 293 | — | #567 | — |
| 1975 | 298 | — | #563 | — |
| 1974 | 209 | — | #701 | — |
| 1973 | 258 | — | #605 | — |
| 1972 | 223 | — | #672 | — |
| 1971 | 280 | — | #608 | — |
| 1970 | 274 | — | #621 | — |
| 1969 | 258 | — | #618 | — |
| 1968 | 261 | — | #595 | — |
| 1967 | 236 | — | #618 | — |
| 1966 | 233 | — | #624 | — |
| 1965 | 286 | — | #563 | — |
| 1964 | 259 | — | #635 | — |
| 1963 | 213 | — | #692 | — |
| 1962 | 282 | — | #592 | — |
| 1961 | 275 | — | #612 | — |
| 1960 | 234 | — | #665 | — |
| 1959 | 218 | — | #679 | — |
| 1958 | 216 | — | #673 | — |
| 1957 | 239 | — | #630 | — |
| 1956 | 215 | — | #654 | — |
| 1955 | 199 | — | #663 | — |
| 1954 | 263 | — | #548 | — |
| 1953 | 200 | — | #629 | — |
| 1952 | 179 | — | #662 | — |
| 1951 | 147 | — | #721 | — |
| 1950 | 158 | — | #677 | — |
| 1949 | 168 | — | #642 | — |
| 1948 | 97 | — | #883 | — |
| 1947 | 140 | — | #719 | — |
| 1946 | 112 | — | #777 | — |
| 1945 | 80 | — | #846 | — |
| 1944 | 93 | — | #795 | — |
| 1943 | 103 | — | #765 | — |
| 1942 | 78 | — | #877 | — |
| 1941 | 77 | — | #825 | — |
| 1940 | 83 | — | #775 | — |
| 1939 | 79 | — | #770 | — |
| 1938 | 79 | — | #796 | — |
| 1937 | 74 | — | #799 | — |
| 1936 | 88 | — | #714 | — |
| 1935 | 70 | — | #817 | — |
| 1934 | 59 | — | #890 | — |
| 1933 | 48 | — | #1,003 | — |
| 1932 | 48 | — | #1,022 | — |
| 1931 | 26 | — | #1,471 | — |
| 1930 | 30 | — | #1,417 | — |
| 1929 | 35 | — | #1,268 | — |
| 1928 | 27 | — | #1,562 | — |
| 1927 | 48 | — | #1,104 | — |
| 1926 | 92 | — | #752 | — |
| 1925 | 23 | — | #1,819 | — |
| 1924 | 16 | — | #2,361 | — |
| 1923 | 12 | — | #2,815 | — |
| 1922 | 9 | — | #3,513 | — |
| 1921 | 16 | — | #2,330 | — |
| 1920 | 18 | — | #2,118 | — |
| 1919 | 8 | — | #3,623 | — |
| 1918 | 9 | — | #3,376 | — |
| 1917 | 6 | — | #4,327 | — |
| 1916 | 7 | — | #3,716 | — |
| 1914 | 5 | — | #3,890 | — |