Gender
Origin
- Hebrew
- Variant of Jane. Jehovah has been gracious: has shown favor.
- English
- Jehovah has been gracious, has shown favor; variant of Jane
Syllables
3
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Janella
Pronunciation
j(a)-nella, jan(el)-la
Popularity in the USA
- Girls: peak in 1971 (rank #1611, 58 births); most recent 2025 (rank #8860, 11 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 |
| 2024 | 16 |
| 2023 | 11 |
| 2022 | 14 |
| 2021 | 16 |
| 2020 | 14 |
| 2019 | 32 |
| 2018 | 22 |
| 2017 | 19 |
| 2016 | 24 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Girls: peak in 2016 (rank #4094, 5 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4866, 4 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | 5 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Girls: peak in 2018 (rank #4619, 4 births); most recent 2019 (rank #5455, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence