January
January is outside the top 1,000 in 2024, with 11 births. Its best rank was 638th, in 1978.
- Rank in 2024
- —outside the top 1,000
- Births in 2024
- 110.00% of girls
- Peak year
- 1978257 births
- Best rank
- #638in 1978
- Since 1951
- 2,160people given the name
The story in the numbers
2,160 girls have been named January in the United States since 1951, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 1978, with 257 births.
The name has all but left use: 11 births in 2024, against 257 at the peak.
Half of everyone given the name was born by 1979, and the 1970s alone account for 46%. It has spent 4 of 145 years in the top 1,000.
Rank among girls, year by year
By decade
In 1978, its biggest year
January was the 638th most given girl’s name that year. The top five girls’ names of 1978 were Jennifer, Melissa, Jessica, Amy and Heather. See all of 1978.
Names that rose and fell with January
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Khalilahpeak 1976
- Qianapeak 1978
- Chakapeak 1976
- Tennillepeak 1976
- Seasonpeak 1979
- Kizzypeak 1977
- Takishapeak 1977
- Chrissypeak 1978
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.