The baby name Janel appears in baby name data for the United States from 1948 to 2020. It was most popular in 1971 with 488 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Janel has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1948 | 14 |
| 1949 | 25 |
| 1950 | 33 |
| 1951 | 66 |
| 1952 | 19 |
| 1953 | 12 |
| 1954 | 48 |
| 1955 | 48 |
| 1956 | 45 |
| 1957 | 54 |
| 1958 | 55 |
| 1959 | 67 |
| 1960 | 74 |
| 1961 | 120 |
| 1962 | 51 |
| 1963 | 66 |
| 1964 | 93 |
| 1965 | 63 |
| 1966 | 86 |
| 1967 | 133 |
| 1968 | 237 |
| 1969 | 303 |
| 1970 | 408 |
| 1971 | 488 |
| 1972 | 346 |
| 1973 | 349 |
| 1974 | 255 |
| 1975 | 357 |
| 1976 | 364 |
| 1977 | 411 |
| 1978 | 445 |
| 1979 | 370 |
| 1980 | 373 |
| 1981 | 285 |
| 1982 | 213 |
| 1983 | 211 |
| 1984 | 140 |
| 1985 | 148 |
| 1986 | 186 |
| 1987 | 255 |
| 1988 | 182 |
| 1989 | 194 |
| 1990 | 183 |
| 1991 | 195 |
| 1992 | 178 |
| 1993 | 152 |
| 1994 | 158 |
| 1995 | 109 |
| 1996 | 100 |
| 1997 | 84 |
| 1998 | 80 |
| 1999 | 36 |
| 2000 | 55 |
| 2001 | 35 |
| 2002 | 17 |
| 2003 | 54 |
| 2004 | 26 |
| 2005 | 28 |
| 2006 | 17 |
| 2007 | 12 |
| 2008 | 14 |
| 2009 | 17 |
| 2010 | 6 |
| 2011 | 21 |
| 2013 | 7 |
| 2016 | 6 |
| 2017 | 6 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2020 | 7 |