Jannel
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ja-NEL
- Origin
- Hebrew
Jannel is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is gracious”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Jannel mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Janell, itself a spelling of Janelle, a diminutive of Jane
“God is gracious”
Meaning borrowed from Janell.
Is Jannel a girl's or a boy's name?
Jannel is a girls' name.
How popular is Jannel in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1992, with 21 girls. It first appears in the records in 1963.
Half of all the girls named Jannel in the US since 1880 were born between 1984 and 2001, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jannel in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 8 | #11,422 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 8 | #11,925 |
| 2013 | 7 | #13,145 |
| 2012 | 7 | #13,477 |
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 10 | #10,675 |
| 2008 | 13 | #8,961 |
| 2007 | 13 | #9,003 |
| 2006 | 13 | #8,711 |
| 2005 | 5 | #16,455 |
| 2004 | 7 | #12,754 |
| 2003 | 8 | #11,319 |
| 2002 | 9 | #10,240 |
| 2001 | 12 | #8,189 |
| 2000 | 21 | #5,307 |
| 1999 | 13 | #7,233 |
| 1998 | 13 | #7,099 |
| 1997 | 15 | #6,158 |
| 1996 | 18 | #5,275 |
| 1995 | 19 | #5,014 |
| 1994 | 12 | #7,091 |
| 1993 | 14 | #6,257 |
| 1992 | 21 | #4,679 |
| 1991 | 19 | #4,998 |
| 1990 | 11 | #7,297 |
| 1989 | 12 | #6,525 |
| 1988 | 14 | #5,593 |
| 1987 | 16 | #4,853 |
| 1986 | 7 | #8,518 |
| 1985 | 11 | #6,029 |
| 1984 | 15 | #4,736 |
| 1983 | 6 | #9,013 |
| 1982 | 9 | #6,886 |
| 1981 | 15 | #4,745 |
| 1980 | 11 | #5,911 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 9 | #6,384 |
| 1977 | 8 | #6,890 |
| 1976 | 11 | #5,213 |
| 1975 | 7 | #7,171 |
| 1974 | 6 | #7,678 |
| 1973 | 5 | #8,421 |
| 1972 | 7 | #6,556 |
| 1971 | 5 | #8,322 |
| 1970 | 5 | #7,994 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 5 | #6,803 |
| 1966 | 7 | #5,272 |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 7 | #5,295 |
Names like Jannel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Rachel, Jordan, Sarah, Hannah, Jordyn, Jasmine, Abigail, Jessica, Samantha, Leah, Abby, Sara
Names related to Jannel
Janelle, Janelly, Janely, Janell, Janeli, Janel, Janella, Janellie
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
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, “Jannel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jannel, updated 20 October 2026.