How Many People Are Named Janiel?
An estimated 1,037 people in the United States have the first name Janiel. It is used for both genders, with 80.6% male. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Janiel peaked in popularity in 2013 with 56 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Janiel as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Janiel paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Janiel has shifted from predominantly female to increasingly male in recent decades.
Estimated Living Americans
1,037
About 1 in 330,525 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
80.6% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2013
56 births
Total Registered
1,069
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Janiel
Janiel is predominantly male (80.6%), though 207 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Janiel as a male name
Ranked #4,468 in 2024
23 male births in 2024
Peak: 2011 (52 births)
Janiel as a female name
Ranked #15,402 in 2013
6 female births in 2013
Peak: 1985 (15 births)
Janiel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Janiel span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 446 babies were registered. Janiel has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Janiel by Decade
How has Janiel tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Janiel by State
Birth registrations for Janiel span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Massachusetts, Florida, New York. The lowest are in California, Utah, Connecticut. On average, about 51 Janiels were registered per state.
Janiel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Janiel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Janiel
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Janiel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Janiel?
We estimate approximately 1,037 people named Janiel are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 330,525 Americans share this first name.
Is Janiel a common name?
Janiel is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,069 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Janiel most popular?
Janiel reached peak popularity in 2013, when 56 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Janiel is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Janiel a male name?
Janiel is predominantly male. 80.6% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Janiel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Janiel Smith, Janiel Johnson, Janiel Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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