January is a girl name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find how many babies have been named January across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular January has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 2,170 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named January per year, United States (1951 to 2025). United States peaked in 1978 (257/yr).
January is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1978, when it ranked #1,136 nationally (given to 257 babies that year).
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