Girls' name · since 1956
Janele
Janele has 256 recorded births since 1956 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1978 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,375 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 256
- born since 1956
- 1980s
- peak decade
Janele sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 256 recorded since 1956.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Janele has been recorded 256 times among girls since 1956, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 2008.
- #17,375 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 256 born since 1956
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Janele ranks #17,375 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 256 born since 1956, peaking in the 1980s.
- #17,375 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 256
- born since 1956
- 1980s
- peak decade
Janele's 256 recorded births place it above 75.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Janele's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Janele's SSA record in two at 1983 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1956, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1978 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Janele popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–2008
- Peak year (1978)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Janele by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (88 births, 34% of the file).
1980s was Janele's strongest decade.
88 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Janele births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 24
1960s
24 births
- 1970s
1970s
65 births
- 1980s
1980s
88 births
- 1990s
1990s
69 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 88 births (34% of all-time use).
Janele by state
Where Janele concentrates geographically, total births since 1956
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 7 | 2.7% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 2.0% |
7 of 256 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Janele's data
- Janele's decade-level peak was the 1980s (88 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Janeles (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Janele: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1956–2008 (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 Janele 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.