Januel
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- hah-noo-EL
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #10,690 for boys
Januel is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 10,690th for boys in the US (6 babies).
Where does Januel come from?
Modern: Latin American blend, perhaps Jan + Manuel
Is Januel a girl's or a boy's name?
Januel is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Januel in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 10,690th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6 about 1 in 280,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling fast down 77% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the US were named Januel, making it the 10,690th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,650th. Its busiest year was 2011, with 58 boys. It first appears in the records in 2001.
2025 had fewer boys named Januel than any year since 2009.
Half of all the boys named Januel in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Januel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #10,690 |
| 2024 | 10 | #7,760 |
| 2023 | 7 | #9,757 |
| 2022 | 11 | #7,256 |
| 2021 | 13 | #6,330 |
| 2020 | 29 | #3,650 |
| 2019 | 43 | #2,850 |
| 2018 | 29 | #3,704 |
| 2017 | 27 | #3,885 |
| 2016 | 29 | #3,680 |
| 2015 | 15 | #5,742 |
| 2014 | 34 | #3,232 |
| 2013 | 46 | #2,592 |
| 2012 | 32 | #3,368 |
| 2011 | 58 | #2,231 |
| 2010 | 11 | #7,081 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,546 |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
| 2006 | 7 | #9,579 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
Names like Januel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jaziel, Jayceon, Aziel, Jadiel, Thiago, Yadiel, Izael, Azriel, Santiel, Jaxton, Jasiah, Eziah
Names related to Januel
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Januel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/januel, updated 20 October 2026.