US rank #3658 Girls' name Peak 2018 2,427 births

Janelly — #3658 US girls' name

2,427 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.

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#3658
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 79% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Janelly was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

108 babies were named Janelly in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Janelly

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,427 babies named Janelly between 1986 and 2024, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Janelly currently holds the #3658 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 108 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Janelly performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 909 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Janelly shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 665 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Janelly in 11 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Janelly 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 2,427 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.

Janelly at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,427

Since 1986

39 years of records

Peak year

2018

108 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,658

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1986

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2024

Janelly popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1986

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2018)
108
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
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Janelly by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
909 births that decade — 37% of Janelly's all-time total
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Janelly by state

Where Janelly concentrates geographically — total births since 1986

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Janelly
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
665 27.4%
#2 Texas
392 16.2%
#3 New York
168 6.9%
#4 Florida
127 5.2%
#5 Illinois
109 4.5%
#6 New Jersey
24 1.0%
#7 Maryland
10 0.4%
#8 Georgia
5 0.2%
California share of Janelly's total US births 27.4%
Even split

665 of 2,427 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Janelly appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Janelly?
2,427 babies have been named Janelly since 1986. It currently ranks #3658 among girls. The peak year was 2018 with 108 births.
When was Janelly most popular?
Janelly was most popular in the 2010s decade with 909 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
Where is Janelly most popular?
The top states for the name Janelly are California (665 births), Texas (392 births), New York (168 births).
How long has the name Janelly been used?
Janelly has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 39 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Janelly?
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, 1986–2024 (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.