Unisex name · since 1938
Janeil
216 babies named Janeil in U.S. Social Security records since 1938, with the highest year being 1958. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #19,020 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 216
- born since 1938
- 1950s
- peak decade
Janeil is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 216 have been recorded since 1938.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Janeil has been recorded 216 times among girls since 1938, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1938 to 2004.
- #19,020 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 216 born since 1938
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Janeil ranks #19,020 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 216 born since 1938, peaking in the 1950s.
- #19,020 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 216
- born since 1938
- 1950s
- peak decade
Janeil's 216 recorded births place it above 73.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Utah.
Janeil's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Janeil splits its recorded history at 1977: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1938 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1958 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Janeil popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1938–2004
- Peak year (1958)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Janeil popularity over time - boys
23 total births recorded since 2002 (Janeil as boys' name)
Janeil by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (52 births, 24% of the file).
1950s was Janeil's strongest decade.
52 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Janeil births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 13
1940s
13 births
- 1950s
1950s
52 births
- 1960s
1960s
32 births
- 1970s
1970s
26 births
- 1980s
1980s
45 births
- 1990s
1990s
32 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 52 births (24% of all-time use).
Janeil by state
Where Janeil concentrates geographically, total births since 1938
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Utah | | 5 | 2.3% |
5 of 216 births nationwide.
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What to do with Janeil's data
- Janeil's decade-level peak was the 1950s (52 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Utah records the most Janeils (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Utah names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Janeil: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1958)
Similar record span (~66 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1938–2004 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Janeil draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.