Girls' name · since 1985
Janely
Since 1985, U.S. Social Security records show 2,133 babies named Janely, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,515 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,710 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,133
- born since 1985
- 2000s
- peak decade
Janely currently ranks #2710 among girls' names in America, with 2,133 babies recorded since 1985.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Janely has been recorded 2,133 times among girls since 1985, currently ranked #2710 nationally and more common than 84% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2025.
- #4,515 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,710 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,133 born since 1985
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Janely ranks #4,515 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,710 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,133 born since 1985, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,515 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,710 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,133
- born since 1985
- 2000s
- peak decade
Janely's 2,133 recorded births place it above 93.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Janely compares
2,133 Top 22% higher than 78% 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
Janely's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Janely | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,133 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 114 | 21 | 19,840 |
Janely's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Janely's full recorded timeline at 2005, 65% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 35% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1987, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 114 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Janely popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 114
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Janely by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (683 births, 32% of the file).
2000s was Janely's strongest decade.
683 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Janely births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 48
1980s
48 births
- 1990s
1990s
424 births
- 2000s
2000s
683 births
- 2010s
2010s
680 births
- 2020s
2020s
298 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 683 births (32% of all-time use).
How Janely 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 Janely's total volume
Janely by state
Where Janely concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 565 | 26.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 309 | 14.5% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 86 | 4.0% |
| #4 | Florida | | 76 | 3.6% |
| #5 | New York | | 69 | 3.2% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 28 | 1.3% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 19 | 0.9% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 11 | 0.5% |
565 of 2,133 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Janely appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Janely's data
- Janely's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (683 total births) through the 2020s (298) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Janelys (565 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 Janely: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1985–2025 (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 Janely 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.