Janiel
Janiel Simon is an Antiguan footballer.
Meaning & Origin of Janiel
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Janiel Simon is an Antiguan footballer.
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The Story of Janiel
As a girl name
Janiel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1940, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1985: 15 births, good for #4,860 nationwide. About 29% of every Janiel on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. Janiel last appeared in the published SSA data in 2013, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 207 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1940s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Janiel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1989, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2011: 52 births, good for #2,402 nationwide. About 49% of every Janiel on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Janiel ranks #4,605 for boys with 22 births, falling sharply (-31%). All told, over 907 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Janiel
Janiel is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1989 and has accumulated 907 births in the dataset. Janiel's peak popularity came in 2011 when it ranked #2,402. Use the chart and map above to compare Janiel's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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