Janell has been given to about 15,756 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1979, which makes it a boomer-era name.
Its best year was 1979, when 421 babies were given the name, ranking 490th. The typical living American called Janell is about 49 years old today. It is relatively most common in California, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.