Jannell
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ja-NEL
- Origin
- Hebrew
Jannell 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 Jannell mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Janell, itself a spelling of Janelle, a diminutive of Jane
“God is gracious”
Meaning borrowed from Janell.
Is Jannell a girl's or a boy's name?
Jannell is a girls' name.
How popular is Jannell in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1980, with 30 girls. It first appears in the records in 1932.
Half of all the girls named Jannell in the US since 1880 were born between 1964 and 1992, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jannell in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | #15,898 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #16,413 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 5 | #16,863 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 9 | #11,454 |
| 2008 | 10 | #10,802 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 9 | #11,412 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 9 | #10,684 |
| 2003 | 7 | #12,401 |
| 2002 | 7 | #12,181 |
| 2001 | 9 | #10,095 |
| 2000 | 9 | #9,867 |
| 1999 | 11 | #8,216 |
| 1998 | 16 | #6,068 |
| 1997 | 16 | #5,864 |
| 1996 | 13 | #6,718 |
| 1995 | 19 | #5,014 |
| 1994 | 19 | #5,011 |
| 1993 | 27 | #3,872 |
| 1992 | 20 | #4,842 |
| 1991 | 20 | #4,802 |
| 1990 | 16 | #5,544 |
| 1989 | 10 | #7,443 |
| 1988 | 9 | #7,686 |
| 1987 | 20 | #4,119 |
| 1986 | 15 | #4,961 |
| 1985 | 12 | #5,676 |
| 1984 | 19 | #3,989 |
| 1983 | 10 | #6,210 |
| 1982 | 19 | #4,024 |
| 1981 | 24 | #3,436 |
| 1980 | 30 | #2,940 |
| 1979 | 17 | #4,230 |
| 1978 | 22 | #3,388 |
| 1977 | 20 | #3,611 |
| 1976 | 17 | #3,811 |
| 1975 | 15 | #4,139 |
| 1974 | 10 | #5,359 |
| 1973 | 19 | #3,341 |
| 1972 | 14 | #4,091 |
| 1971 | 10 | #5,134 |
| 1970 | 22 | #3,030 |
| 1969 | 14 | #3,773 |
| 1968 | 12 | #3,999 |
| 1967 | 19 | #2,868 |
| 1966 | 12 | #3,739 |
| 1965 | 12 | #3,732 |
| 1964 | 14 | #3,514 |
| 1963 | 14 | #3,457 |
| 1962 | 20 | #2,740 |
| 1961 | 9 | #4,545 |
| 1960 | 21 | #2,648 |
| 1959 | 17 | #2,868 |
| 1958 | 14 | #3,231 |
| 1957 | 18 | #2,726 |
| 1956 | 12 | #3,492 |
| 1955 | 11 | #3,570 |
| 1954 | 13 | #3,156 |
| 1953 | 10 | #3,686 |
| 1952 | 6 | #4,906 |
| 1951 | 7 | #4,384 |
| 1950 | 8 | #3,960 |
| 1949 | 5 | #5,243 |
| 1948 | 7 | #4,203 |
| 1947 | 9 | #3,704 |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 6 | #3,699 |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 5 | #4,409 |
Names like Jannell
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Rachel, Jamie, Michelle, Sarah, Jessica, Danielle, Amy, Jenny, Rebecca, Janelle, Jana, Jordan
Names related to Jannell
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, “Jannell: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jannell, updated 20 October 2026.