Unisex name · since 1989
Janiel
900 babies named Janiel in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,503 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,158 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 900
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Janiel is the #3158 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 900 recorded since 1989.
Social Security Administration records show Janiel recorded 900 times among boys since 1989, holding rank #3158 nationally today, ahead of 77% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2025.
- #5,503 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,158 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 900 born since 1989
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Janiel ranks #5,503 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,158 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 900 born since 1989, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,503 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,158 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 900
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
Janiel's 900 recorded births place it above 87.89% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Janiel compares
900 Top 33% higher than 67% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Janiel's all-time total is 144% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Janiel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 900 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 52 | 34 | 22,252 |
Janiel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Janiel's full recorded timeline at 2009, 73% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 27% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1989, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 52 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Janiel popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 52
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Janiel popularity over time - girls
207 total births recorded since 1940 (Janiel as girls' name)
Janiel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (440 births, 49% of the file).
2010s was Janiel's strongest decade.
440 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Janiel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 46
1990s
46 births
- 2000s
2000s
242 births
- 2010s
2010s
440 births
- 2020s 167
2020s
167 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 440 births (49% of all-time use).
How Janiel compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Janiel's total volume
Janiel by state
Where Janiel concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 113 | 12.6% |
| #2 | Massachusetts | | 107 | 11.9% |
| #3 | New York | | 102 | 11.3% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 48 | 5.3% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 29 | 3.2% |
| #6 | Connecticut | | 8 | 0.9% |
113 of 900 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Janiel's data
- Janiel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (440 total births) through the 2020s (167) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Janiels (113 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Janiel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~36 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1989–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Janiel draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.