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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Janel

Used in both girl and boy records

Janel appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Janel by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDJanel as a girl’s nameUS records 1933–2024
#1282girl rank1971peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDJanel as a boy’s nameUS records 1971–1989
#21867boy rank1989peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Janel in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl1971424 uses#47019711933–202088 listed years
Boy19836 uses#490619711971–19896 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.