Januel

A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 26 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
26
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Januel by the numbers

Januel was given to 26 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 58 babies in 2011, making it a 2010s name.

What we can tell you about Januel

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Januel. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Janielgod is gracious; a form of Daniel41 in the US (2017)
  • Jonuel9 in the US (2017)
  • Jadielgod is my judge; a form of Judiel327 in the US (2017)
  • Jamelbeautiful; a form of Jamal104 in the US (2017)
  • Jasielgod is my strength104 in the US (2017)
  • Jansenson of jan; a form of Janssen58 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Januel

Names that are said the same way as Januel, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Jainil4 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Januel

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