boy's name

Janvier

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 3
  • Letters 7
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 502

Janvier is a boy's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in France in 1910, when 25 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade in France.
  • First appears in birth records in 1900.
  • 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Janvier over time

Births per decade in France, 1900s to 1960s. The striped bar is the 1960s, still in progress — it covers 1960 to 1965, not a full ten years.

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Births named Janvier by decade in France
Decade Births
1900s 140
1910s 115
1920s 90
1930s 65
1940s 40
1950s 10
1960s (to 1965) 5

How popular is Janvier?

In 1965, Janvier was given to 5 babies in France. It is a rare choice.

Where Janvier is used

France #1,565 5 in 1965
United States #12,844 5 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Janvier

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Janvier also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Janvier over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Janvier

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Janvier — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Janvier

How popular is the name Janvier?

In 1965, Janvier was given to 5 babies in France. It is a rare choice.

Is Janvier a girl's or a boy's name?

Janvier is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Janvier?

Janvier has 3 syllables.

When was Janvier most popular?

Janvier peaked in 1910, when 25 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Janvier a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Janvier currently ranks #12,844 in France. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.