Masculine dossier · first seen 1989

Janiel

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2011
Peak era
2011
Peak births
52
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Z

Quick answers about Janiel

How many people are named Janiel?

An estimated 890 living Americans are named Janiel.

How rare is Janiel?

Janiel is very rare among babies today, with 38 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 26.9% from its 2011 peak.

How old is the typical Janiel?

The median age of a living American named Janiel is approximately 13 years, with most bearers falling between 8 and 18 years old.

Is Janiel still popular?

Not especially. Janiel has been declining since its 2011 peak and registered 38 births in 2025.

Where is Janiel most common?

Janiel has its strongest geographic signal in Massachusetts, where it appears 10.1× more often than the national baseline.

1989Peak 20112025
peak 2011 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year
2011
Decline from peak
26.9%
2025
38
All-time
900

Janiel is most concentrated in Massachusetts — about 10.1× the national rate in the 2010s. It also runs high in New York and Florida.

States where Janiel is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.

Alabama: near or below the national rate AL Alaska: near or below the national rate AK Arizona: near or below the national rate AZ Arkansas: near or below the national rate AR California: near or below the national rate CA Colorado: near or below the national rate CO Connecticut: near or below the national rate CT Delaware: near or below the national rate DE District of Columbia: near or below the national rate DC Florida: 2.4× the national rate FL Georgia: near or below the national rate GA Hawaii: near or below the national rate HI Idaho: near or below the national rate ID Illinois: near or below the national rate IL Indiana: near or below the national rate IN Iowa: near or below the national rate IA Kansas: near or below the national rate KS Kentucky: near or below the national rate KY Louisiana: near or below the national rate LA Maine: near or below the national rate ME Maryland: near or below the national rate MD Massachusetts: 10.1× the national rate MA Michigan: near or below the national rate MI Minnesota: near or below the national rate MN Mississippi: near or below the national rate MS Missouri: near or below the national rate MO Montana: near or below the national rate MT Nebraska: near or below the national rate NE Nevada: near or below the national rate NV New Hampshire: near or below the national rate NH New Jersey: near or below the national rate NJ New Mexico: near or below the national rate NM New York: 3.2× the national rate NY North Carolina: near or below the national rate NC North Dakota: near or below the national rate ND Ohio: near or below the national rate OH Oklahoma: near or below the national rate OK Oregon: near or below the national rate OR Pennsylvania: near or below the national rate PA Rhode Island: near or below the national rate RI South Carolina: near or below the national rate SC South Dakota: near or below the national rate SD Tennessee: near or below the national rate TN Texas: near or below the national rate TX Utah: near or below the national rate UT Vermont: near or below the national rate VT Virginia: near or below the national rate VA Washington: near or below the national rate WA West Virginia: near or below the national rate WV Wisconsin: near or below the national rate WI Wyoming: near or below the national rate WY