Janiel
Janiel was the 3155th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 38 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 2418th with 52 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 652 places. More babies were named Janiel in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,155 boys, up 604 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 38boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201152 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,107babies recorded
Janiel popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | #3,155 | — | 38 |
| 2020 | — | #3,759 | — | 28 |
| 2010 | — | #2,757 | — | 44 |
| 2000 | — | #4,470 | — | 17 |
| 1990 | #11,952 | — | 6 | — |
| 1980 | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — | — | — |
| 1940 | #3,655 | — | 7 | — |
| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Janiel, counting every spelling?
Janiel has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Janiel?
38 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Janiel (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Janiel born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 221 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Janiel.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Janiel?
About 900 people born in the US named Janiel are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 8 and 18. That makes Janiel mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Janiel by state
How common Janiel was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Florida (3.3×). In 49 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Janiel: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Janiel, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Janiel
How popular is the name Janiel?
Janiel was the 3155th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 38 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 2418th with 52 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 652 places. More babies were named Janiel in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Janiel a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Janiel in the US.
Where is Janiel most popular?
In 2021–2025, Janiel was most common in Florida (0.05 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and New York.