Janelle
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ja-NEL
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #655 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #799 for girls
Janelle is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is gracious”. In 2025 it ranked 655th for girls in the UK (63 babies) and 799th for girls in the US (340 babies).
What does Janelle mean?
Hebrew: modern elaboration of Jane
“God is gracious”
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Is Janelle a girl's or a boy's name?
Janelle is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 63 girls in the UK and 340 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Janelle in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 655th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 63 about 1 in 4,400 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 118% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 63 girls in the UK were named Janelle, making it the 655th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,708th.
2025 had the most girls named Janelle of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the girls named Janelle in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 642nd in England and Wales and 780th in Scotland.
Janelle in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 63 | #655 |
| 2024 | 55 | #735 |
| 2023 | 37 | #1,004 |
| 2022 | 37 | #1,004 |
| 2021 | 28 | #1,264 |
| 2020 | 18 | #1,708 |
| 2019 | 27 | #1,285 |
| 2018 | 26 | #1,335 |
| 2017 | 30 | #1,213 |
| 2016 | 35 | #1,073 |
| 2015 | 34 | #1,108 |
| 2014 | 27 | #1,302 |
| 2013 | 45 | #896 |
| 2012 | 36 | #1,058 |
| 2011 | 25 | #1,335 |
| 2010 | 43 | #888 |
| 2009 | 29 | #1,147 |
| 2008 | 36 | #963 |
| 2007 | 29 | #1,082 |
| 2006 | 18 | #1,481 |
| 2005 | 29 | #982 |
| 2004 | 20 | #1,238 |
| 2003 | 15 | #1,492 |
| 2002 | 18 | #1,225 |
| 2001 | 24 | #995 |
| 2000 | 12 | #1,593 |
| 1999 | 9 | #1,921 |
| 1998 | 7 | #2,304 |
| 1997 | 16 | #1,278 |
| 1996 | 7 | #2,201 |
How popular is Janelle in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 799th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 340 about 1 in 4,700 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 25% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 340 girls in the US were named Janelle, making it the 799th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 669th. Its busiest year was 1979, with 1,416 girls. It first appears in the records in 1912.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Janelle than any year since 1953.
Half of all the girls named Janelle in the US since 1880 were born between 1974 and 2003, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 373 girls in the US were given Janelle or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #734, up from #799 for this spelling alone.
Janelle in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 340 | #799 |
| 2024 | 363 | #775 |
| 2023 | 418 | #692 |
| 2022 | 435 | #670 |
| 2021 | 448 | #663 |
| 2020 | 427 | #669 |
| 2019 | 549 | #553 |
| 2018 | 527 | #583 |
| 2017 | 628 | #499 |
| 2016 | 667 | #477 |
| 2015 | 680 | #470 |
| 2014 | 713 | #450 |
| 2013 | 777 | #396 |
| 2012 | 739 | #426 |
| 2011 | 813 | #391 |
| 2010 | 813 | #392 |
| 2009 | 781 | #405 |
| 2008 | 884 | #372 |
| 2007 | 817 | #399 |
| 2006 | 824 | #390 |
| 2005 | 571 | #517 |
| 2004 | 526 | #545 |
| 2003 | 606 | #484 |
| 2002 | 585 | #480 |
| 2001 | 588 | #472 |
| 2000 | 591 | #470 |
| 1999 | 609 | #442 |
| 1998 | 647 | #413 |
| 1997 | 654 | #399 |
| 1996 | 687 | #386 |
| 1995 | 779 | #339 |
| 1994 | 867 | #314 |
| 1993 | 980 | #282 |
| 1992 | 1,071 | #261 |
| 1991 | 1,088 | #257 |
| 1990 | 1,106 | #257 |
| 1989 | 1,184 | #232 |
| 1988 | 1,247 | #209 |
| 1987 | 1,218 | #216 |
| 1986 | 1,220 | #216 |
| 1985 | 1,360 | #197 |
| 1984 | 1,220 | #212 |
| 1983 | 1,165 | #218 |
| 1982 | 1,245 | #213 |
| 1981 | 1,317 | #203 |
| 1980 | 1,395 | #194 |
| 1979 | 1,416 | #186 |
| 1978 | 1,384 | #186 |
| 1977 | 1,069 | #232 |
| 1976 | 760 | #302 |
| 1975 | 733 | #310 |
| 1974 | 634 | #344 |
| 1973 | 609 | #349 |
| 1972 | 586 | #370 |
| 1971 | 642 | #368 |
| 1970 | 606 | #387 |
| 1969 | 665 | #351 |
| 1968 | 568 | #384 |
| 1967 | 522 | #398 |
| 1966 | 473 | #431 |
| 1965 | 472 | #435 |
| 1964 | 560 | #413 |
| 1963 | 441 | #463 |
| 1962 | 451 | #451 |
| 1961 | 431 | #469 |
| 1960 | 442 | #465 |
| 1959 | 393 | #490 |
| 1958 | 407 | #472 |
| 1957 | 409 | #468 |
| 1956 | 368 | #484 |
| 1955 | 419 | #434 |
| 1954 | 376 | #454 |
| 1953 | 331 | #468 |
| 1952 | 310 | #475 |
| 1951 | 240 | #542 |
| 1950 | 275 | #485 |
| 1949 | 262 | #501 |
| 1948 | 256 | #513 |
| 1947 | 189 | #611 |
| 1946 | 131 | #703 |
| 1945 | 138 | #618 |
| 1944 | 129 | #651 |
| 1943 | 98 | #786 |
| 1942 | 102 | #748 |
| 1941 | 92 | #741 |
| 1940 | 102 | #686 |
| 1939 | 116 | #628 |
| 1938 | 122 | #614 |
| 1937 | 110 | #646 |
| 1936 | 111 | #627 |
| 1935 | 91 | #705 |
| 1934 | 78 | #756 |
| 1933 | 69 | #801 |
| 1932 | 63 | #875 |
| 1931 | 52 | #959 |
| 1930 | 45 | #1,101 |
| 1929 | 41 | #1,159 |
| 1928 | 23 | #1,737 |
| 1927 | 39 | #1,261 |
| 1926 | 51 | #1,045 |
| 1925 | 20 | #1,945 |
| 1924 | 26 | #1,679 |
| 1923 | 25 | #1,672 |
| 1922 | 17 | #2,186 |
| 1921 | 16 | #2,282 |
| 1920 | 22 | #1,816 |
| 1919 | 16 | #2,156 |
| 1918 | 11 | #2,821 |
| 1917 | 10 | #2,878 |
| 1916 | 14 | #2,246 |
| 1915 | 14 | #2,142 |
| 1914 | 6 | #3,187 |
| 1913 | 8 | #2,330 |
| 1912 | 5 | #2,977 |
Names like Janelle
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Daphne, Jasmine, Michelle, Mia, Joni, Hope, Marnie, Darcie, Autumn, Celeste, Jana, Elise
Other spellings of Janelle
Names related to Janelle
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias, Mateo
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Janelle: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/janelle, updated 20 October 2026.