Recorded 2011–2022 Boys' name Peak 2012 22 births

Janzel — boys' name

22 babies named Janzel in U.S. Social Security records since 2011, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

22 boys have been named Janzel since 2011, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2022.

22
total births
2011–2022
years on record
2010s
peak decade
77%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

77% of everyone ever named Janzel was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

7 babies were named Janzel in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Janzel

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Janzel between 2011 and 2022, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Janzel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Janzel performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Janzel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Janzel in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 22 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Janzel at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

22

Since 2011

12 years of records

Peak year

2012

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

2011

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 2022

Janzel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2011

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2012)
7
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
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Janzel by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
17 births that decade — 77% of Janzel's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Janzel?
22 babies have been named Janzel since 2011. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2012 with 7 births.
When was Janzel most popular?
Janzel was most popular in the 2010s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Janzel been used?
Janzel has been recorded in Social Security data since 2011, spanning 12 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Janzel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jan, Jansen, Janet, Janson, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2011–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.