Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2013

Janiel

Gender Unisex · 19% girls Rank 2025 #3,155 Trend ↓ Falling 11%
Rank 2025
#3,155
among boys · ↑1,333 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
38
named Janiel · +65% vs 2024
How common
1 in 44,949
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2013
56 babies
All-time total
1,107
#5,502 all-time among boys
First recorded
1940
in Social Security records

Janiel popularity over time

1,107 babies have been named Janiel since 1940, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s 19 – 19 2 – –
1950s 6 – 6 1 -68% –
1960s 18 – 18 2 +200% –
1970s 38 – 38 4 +111% –
1980s 60 5 65 7 +71% #8,439
1990s 41 46 87 9 +34% #6,638
2000s 19 242 261 26 +200% #2,500
2010s 6 440 446 45 +71% #2,418
2020s (to 2025) – 167 167 28 -38% #3,155

Where Janiel is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 37 0.02 outside top 500
2027 37 0.02 outside top 500
2028 36 0.02 outside top 500
2029 36 0.02 outside top 500
2030 36 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Janiel

Janiel is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #3,155 in 2025 with 38 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1940, 1,107 American babies have been named Janiel, about 81% boys and 19% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2013, when 56 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Janiel stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Janiel?

The median living Janiel is about 14 years old; half are between 8 and 23. An estimated 1,100 people named Janiel are alive in the United States today.

median 14 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Janiel year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 38 #3,155
2024 – – 23 #4,488
2023 – – 26 #4,161
2022 – – 23 #4,496
2021 – – 29 #3,775
2020 – – 28 #3,759
2019 – – 34 #3,383
2018 – – 38 #3,073
2017 – – 41 #2,916
2016 – – 34 #3,325
2015 – – 50 #2,503
2014 – – 49 #2,523
2013 6 #15,406 50 #2,478
2012 – – 48 #2,572
2011 – – 52 #2,418
2010 – – 44 #2,757
2009 – – 51 #2,500
2008 – – 30 #3,591
2007 – – 23 #4,287
2006 6 #15,933 27 #3,719
2005 – – 23 #3,985
2004 – – 23 #3,926
2003 5 #16,801 15 #5,140
2002 – – 20 #4,099
2001 8 #11,440 13 #5,497
2000 – – 17 #4,470
1995 – – 8 #6,638
1990 6 #11,952 – –
1985 15 #4,940 – –
1980 – – – –
1975 7 #7,462 – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 7 #3,655 – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Janiel, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Janiel?

The median living Janiel is about 14 years old. Half of all living Janiels are between 8 and 23 years old.

How many people named Janiel are alive today?

An estimated 1,100 people named Janiel are alive in the United States, based on 1,107 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Janiel in 2025?

Janiel ranked #3,155 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 38 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Janiel?

1,107 babies have been named Janiel in the United States since 1940, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Janiel most popular?

Janiel peaked in 2013, when 56 newborns received the name.

Is Janiel a boy or girl name?

Janiel is used for both: about 19% of babies named Janiel have been girls and 81% boys.

Is the name Janiel rising or falling?

Janiel is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Janiel become more popular?

Janiel is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 36 boys named Janiel in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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