Girl’s name · English, American English

Janely

How to say it: juh-NEL-ee · /dʒəˈnɛli/

English Jane + -ly ending - modern American invention popular in Spanish-speaking families.

Janely was the 1,395th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 64 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2010s, its births are down about 31% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #1,636 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures

#1,395for girls in 2025
1 in 29,339US babies
64born in 2025
#1,636projected for 2030
2010sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Janely
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#1,395
Babies born in 202564
Share of births1 in 29,339
Peak decade2010s
Change over 10 years−31%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#1,636

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Janely is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 39 per million births, 2010s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Jane
  • Jani
  • Nely
  • Nelly

Honouring a Janely in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Janely is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, Spanish.

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