Janella Girl
How popular is Janella?
#8,858 girl name in 2025
11 baby girls were named Janella in the US in 2025, making it the 8858th most popular girl name.
1,723living people named Janella (est.)
46median age of people named Janella
1,968babies named Janella since 1880
1 in 301,395US babies born in 2025
Janella popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #8,858 for girls (▼ 1930 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 11 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-56% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #5,286 in 2015, #7,554 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1971 (58 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,613 in 1971 |
| First recorded | 1917 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Janella counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Janyla family of names ranked #1,106 for girls in 2025 (#1,215 the year before), with 176 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Janella by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 | #4,592 |
| 1920s | 41 | #3,873 |
| 1930s | 82 | #2,113 |
| 1940s | 129 | #2,108 |
| 1950s | 209 | #1,884 |
| 1960s | 179 | #2,473 |
| 1970s | 410 | #1,613 |
| 1980s | 274 | #2,308 |
| 1990s | 194 | #3,091 |
| 2000s | 129 | #6,124 |
| 2010s | 234 | #4,342 |
| 2020s | 82 | #6,928 |
Girl names about as popular as Janella
Questions
- Is Janella a boy or girl name?
- Janella is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Janella were girls.
- How popular is the name Janella?
- 11 baby girls were named Janella in the US in 2025, making it the 8858th most popular girl name.
- When was Janella most popular?
- Janella peaked in 1971, when 58 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,613 in 1971.
- How many people are named Janella?
- 1,968 babies have been named Janella in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,723 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 46.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.