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Janielle

100% girls · last recorded 2023

Janielle has been given to about 623 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1985, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 608
Median age today36 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Janielle per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1985 · 33
  • Born in 20250
  • All time623

How popular is Janielle?

Its best year was 1985, when 33 babies were given the name, ranking 2820th. The typical living American called Janielle is about 36 years old today.

Names that sound like Janielle

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Danielle0.90
  2. Janelle0.86
  3. Dannielle0.88
  4. Daniele0.87
  5. Danyelle0.83
  6. Arielle0.79
  7. Marielle0.79
  8. Danelle0.76

Middle names for Janielle

Ranked by flow score
  1. Janielle Rose0.89
  2. Janielle Marie0.89
  3. Janielle Grace0.89
  4. Janielle Louise0.89
  5. Janielle Claire0.88
  6. Janielle Mae0.88

Sibling names for Janielle

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Laceysister · 0.75
  2. Dereckbrother · 0.73
  3. Fallonsister · 0.72
  4. Elishaeither · 0.72
  5. Aracelisister · 0.72
  6. Kareembrother · 0.70

Where Janielle is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Janielle White0.84
    2. Janielle Nguyen0.84
    3. Janielle Moore0.84
    4. Janielle Hill0.84
    5. Janielle Hall0.84
    6. Janielle Brown0.84

    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 Janielle

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.