Is Jannel a boy or girl name?

Jannel is a girl’s name. Of the 505 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Jannel

Recorded 1963–2018 · United States

Jannel was most popular in 1992, when 21 American babies were given the name — ranking #7,515 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 505 people named Jannel.

Jannel over time

Births per year. The dot marks Jannel’s peak in 1992. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Jannel a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Jannel is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 505 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.

Names that peaked alongside Jannel

Where Jannel is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

California 9.9×

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