Girls' name · since 1963
Jannel
505 babies named Jannel in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,793 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 505
- born since 1963
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jannel sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 505 recorded since 1963.
Social Security Administration records show Jannel recorded 505 times among girls since 1963, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 2018.
- #11,793 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 505 born since 1963
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jannel ranks #11,793 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 505 born since 1963, peaking in the 1990s.
- #11,793 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 505
- born since 1963
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jannel's 505 recorded births place it above 83.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Jannel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jannel's full recorded timeline at 1992, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1967, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1992 peak of 21 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jannel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–2018
- Peak year (1992)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Jannel by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (155 births, 31% of the file).
1990s was Jannel's strongest decade.
155 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Jannel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 19
1960s
19 births
- 1970s
1970s
63 births
- 1980s
1980s
116 births
- 1990s
1990s
155 births
- 2000s
2000s
111 births
- 2010s 41
2010s
41 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 155 births (31% of all-time use).
How Jannel 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 Jannel's total volume
Jannel by state
Where Jannel concentrates geographically, total births since 1963
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 51 | 10.1% |
51 of 505 births nationwide.
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What to do with Jannel's data
- Jannel's decade-level peak was the 1990s (155 total births); usage has since declined to 41 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jannels (51 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 Jannel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1963–2018 (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 Jannel 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.