US rank #3288 Girls' name Peak 2008 2,069 births

Janely — #3288 US girls' name

2,069 babies named Janely in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, 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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#3288
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 81% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Janely was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

114 babies were named Janely in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Janely

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,069 babies named Janely between 1985 and 2024, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Janely currently holds the #3288 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 114 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Janely performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 683 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Janely shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 551 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Janely in 10 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Janely 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 2,069 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.

Janely at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,069

Since 1985

40 years of records

Peak year

2008

114 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#3,288

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1985

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2024

Janely popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1985

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
114
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
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Janely by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
683 births that decade — 33% of Janely's all-time total
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Janely by state

Where Janely concentrates geographically — total births since 1985

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Janely
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
551 26.6%
#2 Texas
291 14.1%
#3 Illinois
86 4.2%
#4 Florida
76 3.7%
#5 New York
69 3.3%
#6 North Carolina
28 1.4%
#7 Arizona
19 0.9%
#8 Massachusetts
11 0.5%
California share of Janely's total US births 26.6%
Even split

551 of 2,069 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Janely appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Janely?
2,069 babies have been named Janely since 1985. It currently ranks #3288 among girls. The peak year was 2008 with 114 births.
When was Janely most popular?
Janely was most popular in the 2000s decade with 683 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Janely most popular?
The top states for the name Janely are California (551 births), Texas (291 births), Illinois (86 births).
How long has the name Janely been used?
Janely has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 40 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Janely?
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, 1985–2024 (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.