Janelle is a 20th-century elaboration of Jane with the French-sounding -elle ending; Jane is the feminine of John, from the Hebrew Yochanan, "God is gracious". It rose in the United States in the 1970s alongside Danielle and Michelle. Janelle ranked number 470 in 2000, peaked at number 373 in 2008 and has eased down to number 801 in 2025.