as a First Name
Modern elaborated form of Jane, with the feminine ending -elle abstracted from names such as Danielle.
| 774th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 50,845
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- North Dakota
- has the most people named Janelle per capita
- 1978
- marked the height of its popularity
99.99%
0.01%
7%
55+
55+
38%
30-54
30-54
31%
13-29
13-29
24%
0-12
0-12
Top state populations
U.S. Distribution Map