Recorded 2008–2012 Girls' name Peak 2008 18 births

Janelise — girls' name

18 babies named Janelise in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

18 girls have been named Janelise since 2008, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2012.

18
total births
2008–2012
years on record
2000s
peak decade
72%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

72% of everyone ever named Janelise was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

8 babies were named Janelise in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Janelise

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Janelise between 2008 and 2012, spanning 5 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Janelise currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Janelise performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Janelise shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Janelise in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 18 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Janelise at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

18

Since 2008

5 years of records

Peak year

2008

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

2008

Recorded for 5 years

Last year on file: 2012

Janelise popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2008

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (2008)
8
Annual births at peak — across 5 years of records
456789 201220092008 8

Janelise by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
13 births that decade — 72% of Janelise's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Janelise?
18 babies have been named Janelise since 2008. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 2008 with 8 births.
When was Janelise most popular?
Janelise was most popular in the 2000s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Janelise been used?
Janelise has been recorded in Social Security data since 2008, spanning 5 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Janelise?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Janet, Janice, Jane, Janie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2008–2012 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.