Girls' name · since 1998
Janelyn
Since 1998, U.S. Social Security records show 43 babies named Janelyn, peaking in 2011. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #36,694 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 43
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Janelyn is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 43 have been recorded since 1998.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Janelyn has been recorded 43 times among girls since 1998, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2014.
- #36,694 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 43 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Janelyn ranks #36,694 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 43 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #36,694 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 43
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Janelyn's 43 recorded births place it above 49.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Janelyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Janelyn's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1998, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2011 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Janelyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2014
- Peak year (2011)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Janelyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (21 births, 49% of the file).
2010s was Janelyn's strongest decade.
21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Janelyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
17 births
- 2010s
2010s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 21 births (49% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Janelyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~16 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, 1998–2014 (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 Janelyn 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.