Janeli
Girl name · #3325 in 2025 · Uniqueness 44/100
Janeli ranks #3325 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 47 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #8008, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 38,298 girls born in 2025 was named Janeli.
Babies named Janeli per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
The 36-year story
Janeli first appears in the Social Security records in 1989, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 47 babies and a rank of #3296. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Unlock the 5-year forecast and compare Janeli against up to 5 other names.
Uniqueness: will there be another Janeli in class?
Janeli scores 44 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Janeli is most common
State-level data for Janeli is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Janeli
Statistically, parents drawn to Janeli tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Angeli, Kareli, Anyeli, Yaneli, and Eli.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Janeli | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 47 | #3296 |
| 2024 | 22 | #5615 |
| 2023 | 13 | #8055 |
| 2022 | 11 | #9056 |
| 2021 | 20 | #5955 |
| 2020 | 7 | #12142 |
| 2019 | 10 | #9736 |
| 2018 | 13 | #8146 |
| 2017 | 15 | #7442 |
| 2016 | 17 | #6901 |
| 2015 | 14 | #8008 |
| 2014 | 17 | #6987 |
| 2013 | 20 | #6255 |
| 2012 | 23 | #5710 |
| 2011 | 22 | #5935 |
| 2010 | 17 | #7217 |
| 2009 | 27 | #5226 |
| 2008 | 20 | #6559 |
| 2007 | 20 | #6552 |
| 2006 | 23 | #5709 |
| 2005 | 17 | #6820 |
| 2004 | 24 | #5208 |
| 2003 | 13 | #7998 |
| 2002 | 19 | #5897 |
| 2001 | 16 | #6619 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Janeli a popular girl name?
Janeli ranked #3325 among girls in 2025 with 47 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #8008.
When was the name Janeli most popular?
Janeli peaked in 2025, when 47 American girls received the name (ranked #3296 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Janeli?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 38,298 newborn American girls was named Janeli. It scores 44/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.