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Janella

/dʒəˈnɛlə/ · 100% girls · 11 born in 2025

Janella has been given to about 1,968 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1971, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation/dʒəˈnɛlə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 1,765
Median age today46 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Janella per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1971 · 58
  • Born in 202511
  • All time1,968
  • England & Wales, 20254

How popular is Janella?

Its best year was 1971, when 58 babies were given the name, ranking 1616th. The typical living American called Janella is about 46 years old today.

Names that sound like Janella

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Janessa0.79
  2. Daniella0.76
  3. Angela0.73
  4. Pamela0.73
  5. Adella0.76
  6. Janelle0.73
  7. Daniela0.72
  8. Janell0.73

Middle names for Janella

Ranked by flow score
  1. Janella Rose0.85
  2. Janella Louise0.85
  3. Janella Pearl0.84
  4. Janella Quinn0.84
  5. Janella Nell0.84
  6. Janella Wren0.83

Sibling names for Janella

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Georginasister · 0.83
  2. Barronbrother · 0.82
  3. Thaddeusbrother · 0.79
  4. Aureliobrother · 0.79
  5. Larasister · 0.78
  6. Elisasister · 0.77

Where Janella is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Janella White0.80
    2. Janella Reyes0.80
    3. Janella Nguyen0.80
    4. Janella Moore0.80
    5. Janella Lee0.80
    6. Janella Hill0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Janella

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    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.