Janelis
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- jah-NEH-lis
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #8,858 for girls
Janelis is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 8,858th for girls in the US (11 babies).
Where does Janelis come from?
Modern: Latin American blend of Jane or Janet with the -elis ending
Is Janelis a girl's or a boy's name?
Janelis is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 11 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Janelis in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #8,858among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 150,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 11 girls in the US were named Janelis, making it the 8,858th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 11,085th. Its busiest year was 2010, with 33 girls. It first appears in the records in 1990.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had more girls named Janelis than any year since 2019.
Half of all the girls named Janelis in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Janelis in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #8,858 |
| 2024 | 9 | #10,266 |
| 2023 | 8 | #11,164 |
| 2022 | 5 | #15,300 |
| 2021 | 10 | #9,557 |
| 2020 | 8 | #11,085 |
| 2019 | 12 | #8,592 |
| 2018 | 6 | #13,788 |
| 2017 | 8 | #11,611 |
| 2016 | 6 | #14,326 |
| 2015 | 14 | #8,004 |
| 2014 | 9 | #10,949 |
| 2013 | 17 | #7,027 |
| 2012 | 14 | #8,204 |
| 2011 | 15 | #7,779 |
| 2010 | 33 | #4,396 |
| 2009 | 18 | #7,063 |
| 2008 | 24 | #5,747 |
| 2007 | 15 | #8,094 |
| 2006 | 23 | #5,708 |
| 2005 | 15 | #7,495 |
| 2004 | 14 | #7,823 |
| 2003 | 13 | #7,993 |
| 2002 | 8 | #11,102 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 8 | #10,738 |
| 1999 | 6 | #12,681 |
| 1998 | 8 | #10,116 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 6 | #11,801 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 8 | #9,483 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 5 | #12,952 |
Names like Janelis
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jenesis Genesis Jazlyn Journey Emerson Miley Addison Jovie Jayla Emberly Emery Gracelynn
Names related to Janelis
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya Oaklynn
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, “Janelis: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/janelis, updated 20 October 2026.