Recorded 1998–2014 Girls' name Peak 2011 43 births

Janelyn — girls' name

43 babies named Janelyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s172010s21

The verdict

43 girls have been named Janelyn since 1998, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2014.

43
total births
1998–2014
years on record
2010s
peak decade
49%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Janelyn was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

9 babies were named Janelyn in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Janelyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 43 babies named Janelyn between 1998 and 2014, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Janelyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Janelyn performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Janelyn shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Janelyn 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 43 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.

Janelyn at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

43

Since 1998

17 years of records

Peak year

2011

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1998

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 2014

Janelyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1998

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (2011)
9
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
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Janelyn by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
21 births that decade — 49% of Janelyn's all-time total
1990s52000s172010s21

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Janelyn?
43 babies have been named Janelyn since 1998. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 2011 with 9 births.
When was Janelyn most popular?
Janelyn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
How long has the name Janelyn been used?
Janelyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 17 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Janelyn?
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.

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, 1998–2014 (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.