Janelle

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Janelle, and variations such as Janegel, are feminine given names, variant of Jane which derives from the Greek name Ἰωάννης, derived from the Hebrew name יוֹחָנָן, meaning "God is merciful".

From Wikipedia

Janelle first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2013 with 45 babies (rank #846 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Janelle

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Janelle yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
11Soul urgeThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

502

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Janelle

Janelle Monáefilm actor · b. 1985

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	7	#2,195
1997	16	#1,201
1998	7	#2,261
1999	9	#1,874
2000	12	#1,524
2001	23	#948
2002	16	#1,278
2003	15	#1,427
2004	19	#1,227
2005	28	#958
2006	17	#1,463
2007	28	#1,060
2008	36	#907
2009	28	#1,116
2010	42	#850
2011	25	#1,278
2012	34	#1,050
2013	45	#846
2014	27	#1,253
2015	33	#1,072
2016	35	#1,022