NameTrendsU.S. Baby Name Data

January Girls

The U.S. popularity history of January: every year it appeared on the national list since 1951, with 2,170 recorded births in total. All figures come from official Social Security card application data.

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Total recorded births
2,170
Peak year
1978 #638
Years on the list
68
10-year trend
-25.8%

In the 1970s · Most used in OH in {year}

Popularity history

1951–2025

YearBirthsRank
201125#5440
201228#5023
201336#4111
201427#5086
201522#5913
201621#6060
201724#5434
201819#6364
201914#7908
202019#6177
202115#7416
202220#6078
202317#6778
202411#9200
20259#10448

Most recent years shown. The full curve above covers every year the name appeared.

Where {name} was most used in 1978

OH
26
TX
22
CA
17
FL
15
PA
12
NY
12

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