How Many People Are Named January?
people named January are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 163,925 people in the US has this name
Based on 2,170 babies named January in Social Security records from 1951 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
257 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name January in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named January alive today is about 39 years old, and 75% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 33 and 48 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
January first appears in the records in 1951 and was given most often in 1978, to 257 babies. In 2025, 9 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1951 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
January has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #638, in 1978. In 2025 it ranked #10,444.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #10,444 |
| Best rank | #638 (1978) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,185 in the 1970s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named January alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named January were born in California than in any other state: about 155 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, January was given 1.8 times as often in Florida, 1.7 times in California and 1.6 times in Ohio.
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