US rank #10521 Girls' name Peak 2007 283 births

Janelli — #10521 US girls' name

283 babies named Janelli in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s61990s512000s1002010s862020s40
#10521
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 40% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Janelli was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

18 babies were named Janelli in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Janelli

The Social Security Administration has registered 283 babies named Janelli between 1988 and 2024, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Janelli currently holds the #10521 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Janelli performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 100 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Janelli shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 20 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Janelli in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Janelli 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 283 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.

Janelli at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

283

Since 1988

37 years of records

Peak year

2007

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#10,521

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1988

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2024

Janelli popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1988

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
18
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
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Janelli by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
100 births that decade — 35% of Janelli's all-time total
1980s61990s512000s1002010s862020s40

Janelli by state

Where Janelli concentrates geographically — total births since 1988

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Janelli
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
20 7.1%
California share of Janelli's total US births 7.1%

20 of 283 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Janelli?
283 babies have been named Janelli since 1988. It currently ranks #10521 among girls. The peak year was 2007 with 18 births.
When was Janelli most popular?
Janelli was most popular in the 2000s decade with 100 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Janelli most popular?
The top states for the name Janelli are California (20 births).
How long has the name Janelli been used?
Janelli has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 37 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Janelli?
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.

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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, 1988–2024 (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.