Girls' name · since 1986
Janelly
2,476 babies named Janelly in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,076 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,231 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,476
- born since 1986
- 2010s
- peak decade
Janelly currently ranks #3231 among girls' names in America, with 2,476 babies recorded since 1986.
Social Security Administration records show Janelly recorded 2,476 times among girls since 1986, holding rank #3231 nationally today, ahead of 81% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2025.
- #4,076 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,231 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,476 born since 1986
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Janelly ranks #4,076 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,231 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,476 born since 1986, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,076 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,231 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,476
- born since 1986
- 2010s
- peak decade
Janelly's 2,476 recorded births place it above 94.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Janelly compares
2,476 Top 20% higher than 80% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Janelly's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Janelly | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,476 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 108 | 21 | 19,840 |
Janelly's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Janelly's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1986, with only 9 births recorded -- set against the 2018 peak of 108, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Janelly popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 108
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Janelly by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (909 births, 37% of the file).
2010s was Janelly's strongest decade.
909 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Janelly births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 60
1980s
60 births
- 1990s
1990s
374 births
- 2000s
2000s
755 births
- 2010s
2010s
909 births
- 2020s
2020s
378 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 909 births (37% of all-time use).
How Janelly compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Janelly's total volume
Janelly by state
Where Janelly concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 677 | 27.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 401 | 16.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 168 | 6.8% |
| #4 | Florida | | 127 | 5.1% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 114 | 4.6% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 24 | 1.0% |
| #7 | Maryland | | 10 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.2% |
677 of 2,476 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Janelly appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Janelly's data
- Janelly's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (909 total births) through the 2020s (378) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Janellys (677 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 Janelly: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1986–2025 (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 Janelly 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.