Janel · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1933

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 93 recorded years as a table

Janel, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1933	5
1934	6
1935	28
1936	12
1937	8
1938	8
1939	9
1940	6
1941	13
1942	8
1943	6
1944	10
1945	10
1946	11
1947	23
1948	32
1949	36
1950	43
1951	46
1952	45
1953	42
1954	53
1955	44
1956	43
1957	50
1958	55
1959	53
1960	54
1961	70
1962	62
1963	55
1964	69
1965	59
1966	67
1967	111
1968	154
1969	185
1970	221
1971	255
1972	235
1973	228
1974	211
1975	237
1976	236
1977	252
1978	270
1979	224
1980	239
1981	194
1982	167
1983	136
1984	123
1985	108
1986	135
1987	161
1988	143
1989	129
1990	102
1991	126
1992	121
1993	112
1994	106
1995	93
1996	91
1997	65
1998	74
1999	60
2000	53
2001	56
2002	43
2003	50
2004	42
2005	32
2006	29
2007	30
2008	36
2009	35
2010	24
2011	24
2012	20
2013	23
2014	21
2015	17
2016	20
2017	19
2018	14
2019	15
2020	17
2021	14
2022	9
2023	11
2024	10
2025	5

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Janel isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 8
Rank in 2025: #10,917
How rare: 1 in 200,908 girls
Since 1933: 12,023

Most popular in 1978, at 270 per million girls born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 71% per million girls born.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.