Feminine dossier · first seen 1914
Janell
Endangered
Down 95.7% from peak
Peak era
1979
Peak births
416
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen X
Quick answers about Janell
How many people are named Janell?
An estimated 12,453 living Americans are named Janell.
How rare is Janell?
Janell is very rare among babies today, with 18 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 95.7% from its 1979 peak.
How old is the typical Janell?
The median age of a living American named Janell is approximately 47 years, with most bearers falling between 35 and 59 years old.
Is Janell still popular?
No. Janell is endangered as a baby name, down 95.7% from its 1979 peak with 18 births in 2025.
Where is Janell most common?
Janell has its strongest geographic signal in North Dakota, where it appears 8.0× more often than the national baseline.
1914Peak 19792025
Peak year
1979
Decline from peak
95.7%
2025
18
All-time
15,733
Where it lives now
Janell is most concentrated in North Dakota — about 8.0× the national rate in the 1960s. It also runs high in Kansas.
States where Janell is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.