Name Legacy

Janielle

Recorded 1944–2023 · United States

Janielle was most popular in 1985, when 33 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,417 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 623 people named Janielle.

Most popular in1985
Rank that year#4,417
Births that year33
Total since 1880623
Given to100% girls

Janielle over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Janielle’s peak in 1985. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Janielle a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Janielle is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 623 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org