Boys' name · since 2001
Januel
429 babies named Januel in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,647 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,293 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 429
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Januel is the #11293 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 429 recorded since 2001.
Januel has 429 recorded births among boys since 2001, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11293 as of the latest data, more common than 19% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2025.
- #8,647 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,293 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 429 born since 2001
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Januel ranks #8,647 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,293 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 429 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,647 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,293 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 429
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Januel's 429 recorded births place it above 80.97% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Januel compares
429 Top 47% higher than 53% 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
Januel's all-time total is 16% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Januel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 429 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 58 | 34 | 22,252 |
Januel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Januel's SSA record in two at 2015 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2004, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2011 peak of 58, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Januel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 58
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Januel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (324 births, 76% of the file).
2010s was Januel's strongest decade.
324 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 76% of all-time use.
Januel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 29
2000s
29 births
- 2010s
2010s
324 births
- 2020s 76
2020s
76 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 324 births (76% of all-time use).
Januel by state
Where Januel concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 74 | 17.2% |
| #2 | Massachusetts | | 23 | 5.4% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 22 | 5.1% |
| #4 | California | | 17 | 4.0% |
| #5 | Florida | | 17 | 4.0% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 1.2% |
74 of 429 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Januel's data
- Januel's decade-level peak was the 2010s (324 total births); usage has since declined to 76 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Januels (74 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Januel: 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 (~24 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, 2001–2025 (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 Januel 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.