Is January a boy or girl name?
January is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 11 girls and 0 boys were named January, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 2,160 US babies named January were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #9,165
- Babies named January since 1951
- 2,160
- Most popular year
- 1978
- 257 babies
Boys and girls named January, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 17 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 75 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,000 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 517 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 116 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 115 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 239 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 81 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,165 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,060 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,072 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,410 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,172 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 14 | #7,906 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,362 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,431 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 21 | #6,060 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,911 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 27 | #5,084 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 36 | #4,111 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 28 | #5,023 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,440 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,866 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 15 | #8,214 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 11 | #10,375 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 8 | #13,176 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,939 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,282 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,515 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,019 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 14 | #7,591 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 8 | #11,441 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 13 | #7,758 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 15 | #6,636 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 13 | #7,280 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 7 | #11,320 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 9 | #9,109 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 10 | #8,337 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 10 | #8,391 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 9 | #9,031 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 20 | #4,927 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 15 | #6,063 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 8 | #9,607 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 17 | #5,139 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 23 | #3,942 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 25 | #3,558 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 31 | #3,001 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 37 | #2,616 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,320 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,974 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,836 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,203 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 122 | #1,119 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 216 | #749 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 257 | #638 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 165 | #873 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 204 | #719 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 89 | #1,258 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 20 | #3,358 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,531 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,169 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 7 | #6,883 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 10 | #5,194 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 9 | #5,195 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 12 | #4,086 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,424 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,474 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,045 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,687 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,150 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,513 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,968 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,639 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,038 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,563 |
Highest rank
January has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #638 in 1978. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.