Girl name English origin Christian tradition

Janelle

jə-NEL · 7 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
God is gracious, elaboration of Jane
Language
English
Culture
English;Hebrew
Religion
Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
modern · variant
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#776
2024 births362
Peak year1979
First appeared1912
Total US births56,537
1979 peak19121940196819962024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
JanNelleJen
Alternate spellings
JanelJanellJanella
In other languages
Janela (Spanish)

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Notable people named Janelle

Janelle Monáe (singer)
Janelle Marra (athlete)
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Janelle James (comedian)