unisex name
Janiel
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,107
Janiel is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 19% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 38 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2013, when 56 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 87,252 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1940.
Janiel over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1940s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 19 |
| 1950s | 6 |
| 1960s | 18 |
| 1970s | 38 |
| 1980s | 65 |
| 1990s | 87 |
| 2000s | 261 |
| 2010s | 446 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 167 |
How popular is Janiel?
In 2025, Janiel was given to 38 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Janiel
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Janiel also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Janiel over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Janiel
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Janiel — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Janiel
How popular is the name Janiel?
In 2025, Janiel was given to 38 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Janiel a girl's or a boy's name?
Janiel is used for both girls and boys. About 19% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Janiel most popular?
Janiel peaked in 2013, when 56 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Janiel a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Janiel currently ranks #3,141 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.