Girls' name · since 1944
Janielle
623 babies named Janielle in U.S. Social Security records since 1944, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,301 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 623
- born since 1944
- 1980s
- peak decade
Janielle sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 623 recorded since 1944.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Janielle has been recorded 623 times among girls since 1944, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1944 to 2023.
- #10,301 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 623 born since 1944
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Janielle ranks #10,301 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 623 born since 1944, peaking in the 1980s.
- #10,301 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 623
- born since 1944
- 1980s
- peak decade
Janielle's 623 recorded births place it above 85.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
Janielle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Janielle's full recorded timeline at 1997, 34% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 66% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1944, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1985 peak of 33 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Janielle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1944–2023
- Peak year (1985)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 80 years of records
Janielle by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (227 births, 36% of the file).
1980s was Janielle's strongest decade.
227 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Janielle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1970s 52
1970s
52 births
- 1980s
1980s
227 births
- 1990s
1990s
152 births
- 2000s
2000s
99 births
- 2010s 58
2010s
58 births
- 2020s 18
2020s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 227 births (36% of all-time use).
How Janielle 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 Janielle's total volume
Janielle by state
Where Janielle concentrates geographically, total births since 1944
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 41 | 6.6% |
| #2 | New York | | 16 | 2.6% |
| #3 | Florida | | 11 | 1.8% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.8% |
41 of 623 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Janielle's data
- Janielle's decade-level peak was the 1980s (227 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Janielles (41 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Janielle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~79 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, 1944–2023 (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 Janielle 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.