Janelly
Girl name · #3231 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 49 baby girls were named Janelly, placing it at #3231 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #2060, so the name has been falling over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 36,735 girls born in 2025 was named Janelly.
Babies named Janelly per year. Source: SSA.
The 39-year story
Janelly first appears in the Social Security records in 1986, when 9 girls received the name. Its peak came in 2018, when 108 girls were named Janelly — good for #1869 that year. Today's parents encounter it on its way down the popularity curve, which for many parents is exactly the appeal. 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 Janelly against up to 5 other names.
Uniqueness: will there be another Janelly in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Janelly is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Janelly will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Janelly is most common
State-level data for Janelly is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Janelly
Statistically, parents drawn to Janelly tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Janely, Emilly, Milly, Charly, and Elly.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Janelly | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 49 | #3211 |
| 2024 | 42 | #3639 |
| 2023 | 74 | #2415 |
| 2022 | 66 | #2639 |
| 2021 | 80 | #2286 |
| 2020 | 67 | #2549 |
| 2019 | 92 | #2056 |
| 2018 | 108 | #1869 |
| 2017 | 71 | #2508 |
| 2016 | 77 | #2412 |
| 2015 | 95 | #2060 |
| 2014 | 73 | #2469 |
| 2013 | 101 | #1953 |
| 2012 | 101 | #1940 |
| 2011 | 106 | #1886 |
| 2010 | 85 | #2258 |
| 2009 | 83 | #2338 |
| 2008 | 105 | #1990 |
| 2007 | 92 | #2163 |
| 2006 | 93 | #2098 |
| 2005 | 81 | #2239 |
| 2004 | 68 | #2481 |
| 2003 | 61 | #2610 |
| 2002 | 47 | #3069 |
| 2001 | 71 | #2259 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Janelly a popular girl name?
Janelly ranked #3231 among girls in 2025 with 49 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #2060.
When was the name Janelly most popular?
Janelly peaked in 2018, when 108 American girls received the name (ranked #1869 that year). Since 2018 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Janelly?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 36,735 newborn American girls was named Janelly. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
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.