Janeli
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ja-NEL-ee
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #3,295 for girls
Janeli is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,295th for girls in the US (47 babies).
Where does Janeli come from?
Modern: spelling of Janelly; elaboration of Janelle, used in Latin American families
Meaning borrowed from Janelly.
Is Janeli a girl's or a boy's name?
Janeli is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 47 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Janeli in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,295th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 47 about 1 in 34,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 173% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 47 girls in the US were named Janeli, making it the 3,295th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 12,137th. It first appears in the records in 1989.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most girls named Janeli of any year since it first appeared, in 1989.
Half of all the girls named Janeli in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 184 girls in the US were given Janeli or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,109, up from #3,295 for this spelling alone.
Janeli in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 47 | #3,295 |
| 2024 | 22 | #5,612 |
| 2023 | 13 | #8,050 |
| 2022 | 11 | #9,050 |
| 2021 | 20 | #5,951 |
| 2020 | 7 | #12,137 |
| 2019 | 10 | #9,730 |
| 2018 | 13 | #8,142 |
| 2017 | 15 | #7,438 |
| 2016 | 17 | #6,898 |
| 2015 | 14 | #8,004 |
| 2014 | 17 | #6,985 |
| 2013 | 20 | #6,252 |
| 2012 | 23 | #5,707 |
| 2011 | 22 | #5,932 |
| 2010 | 17 | #7,214 |
| 2009 | 27 | #5,225 |
| 2008 | 20 | #6,556 |
| 2007 | 20 | #6,548 |
| 2006 | 23 | #5,708 |
| 2005 | 17 | #6,815 |
| 2004 | 24 | #5,204 |
| 2003 | 13 | #7,993 |
| 2002 | 19 | #5,892 |
| 2001 | 16 | #6,614 |
| 2000 | 14 | #7,152 |
| 1999 | 13 | #7,233 |
| 1998 | 14 | #6,714 |
| 1997 | 12 | #7,278 |
| 1996 | 10 | #8,127 |
| 1995 | 8 | #9,548 |
| 1994 | 8 | #9,580 |
| 1993 | 10 | #8,045 |
| 1992 | 16 | #5,711 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 5 | #12,952 |
| 1989 | 5 | #12,356 |
Names like Janeli
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jaylani, Jazlyn, Yaneli, Journey, Jayla, Addison, Jermani, Nayeli, Leilani, Emerson, Yareli, Kaylani
Other spellings of Janeli
Names related to Janeli
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Janeli: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/janeli, updated 20 October 2026.