Janella
Janella is outside the top 1,000 in 2024, with 16 births. It has never entered the top 1,000.
- Rank in 2024
- —outside the top 1,000
- Births in 2024
- 160.00% of girls
- Peak year
- 197158 births
- Best rank
- —never in the top 1,000
- Since 1917
- 1,957people given the name
The story in the numbers
1,957 girls have been named Janella in the United States since 1917, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 1971, with 58 births.
It is holding steady: its share of births has moved by less than half in either direction over ten years.
Half of everyone given the name was born by 1978, and the 1970s alone account for 21%.
By decade
| Decade | girls named Janella | |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 | |
| 1920s | 41 | |
| 1930s | 82 | |
| 1940s | 129 | |
| 1950s | 209 | |
| 1960s | 179 | |
| 1970s | 410 | |
| 1980s | 274 | |
| 1990s | 194 | |
| 2000s | 129 | |
| 2010s | 234 | |
| 2020s | 71 |
In 1971, its biggest year
Janella was outside the top 1,000 that year. The top five girls’ names of 1971 were Jennifer, Michelle, Lisa, Kimberly and Amy. See all of 1971.
Names that rose and fell with Janella
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Neysapeak 1971
- Lucreciapeak 1977
- Joelenepeak 1975
- Carlitapeak 1985
- Suzannapeak 1973
- Davidapeak 1972
- Arceliapeak 1975
- Joleenpeak 1974
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.