Given name
Januari
Januari is a variant of January. One Latin interpretation is “a winter child; born during the month of January.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Januari is a variant of January. One Latin interpretation is “a winter child; born during the month of January.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Januari is a variant of January. An origin associated with January is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1977. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Januari through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 44
- 0 boys · 44 girls
- Most popular year
- 1979
- 13 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 1982. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 13 in 1979.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Januari’s family of names
Januari has a related form in January.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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