Girls' name · since 1993
Janelys
299 babies named Janelys in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,930 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,429 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 299
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
299 babies have been named Janelys since 1993, making it today's #6429 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Janelys recorded 299 times among girls since 1993, holding rank #6429 nationally today, ahead of 63% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2025.
- #15,930 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,429 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 299 born since 1993
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Janelys ranks #15,930 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,429 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 299 born since 1993, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,930 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,429 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 299
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
Janelys's 299 recorded births place it above 77.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Janelys compares
299 45th percentile among 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
Janelys's all-time total is 20% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Janelys | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 299 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 21 | 19,840 |
Janelys's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Janelys's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1993, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Janelys popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Janelys by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (109 births, 36% of the file).
2010s was Janelys's strongest decade.
109 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Janelys births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
46 births
- 2000s
2000s
103 births
- 2010s
2010s
109 births
- 2020s 41
2020s
41 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 109 births (36% of all-time use).
Janelys by state
Where Janelys concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
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What to do with Janelys's data
- Janelys's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (109 total births) through the 2020s (41) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Janelyss (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Janelys: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1993–2025 (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 Janelys 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.