Recorded 1932–2017 Girls' name Peak 1980 895 births

Jannell — girls' name

895 babies named Jannell in U.S. Social Security records since 1932, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s111940s211950s1161960s1471970s1661980s1681990s1772000s692010s20
1990s
Peak decade

20% of everyone ever named Jannell was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

30 babies were named Jannell in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jannell

The Social Security Administration has registered 895 babies named Jannell between 1932 and 2017, spanning 86 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jannell currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 30 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jannell performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 177 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Jannell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 23 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jannell in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jannell 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 895 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.

Jannell at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

895

Since 1932

86 years of records

Peak year

1980

30 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1932

Recorded for 86 years

Last year on file: 2017

Jannell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1932

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1980)
30
Annual births at peak — across 86 years of records
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Jannell by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
177 births that decade — 20% of Jannell's all-time total
1930s111940s211950s1161960s1471970s1661980s1681990s1772000s692010s20

Jannell by state

Where Jannell concentrates geographically — total births since 1932

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jannell
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
23 2.6%
California share of Jannell's total US births 2.6%

23 of 895 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jannell?
895 babies have been named Jannell since 1932. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1980 with 30 births.
When was Jannell most popular?
Jannell was most popular in the 1990s decade with 177 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
Where is Jannell most popular?
The top states for the name Jannell are California (23 births).
How long has the name Jannell been used?
Jannell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1932, spanning 86 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Jannell?
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.

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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, 1932–2017 (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.