Janvier
Janvier is a given name. Notable people with this given name are:Janvier Charles Mbarga, Cameroonian football player Janvier Grondin, Quebec politician Janvier Maharangy, Malagasy politician
Meaning & Origin of Janvier
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Janvier is a given name. Notable people with this given name are:Janvier Charles Mbarga, Cameroonian football player Janvier Grondin, Quebec politician Janvier Maharangy, Malagasy politician
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The Story of Janvier
As a girl name
Janvier first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1979, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1979, when 5 Janviers were born — ranking #10,208 that year. As of 2026, Janvier ranks #12,959 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 15 Janviers have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Janvier first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1992, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2009, when 7 Janviers were born — ranking #9,864 that year. As of 2026, Janvier ranks #12,182 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 17 Janviers have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Janvier
Janvier is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1992 and has accumulated 17 births in the dataset. Janvier's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #9,864. Use the chart and map above to compare Janvier'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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