Given name

Januarie

Januarie is a variant of January. One Latin interpretation is “a winter child; born during the month of January.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Januarie 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

Januarie 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

Januarie through the years

Babies since 1880
10
0 boys · 10 girls
Most popular year
1977
5 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
01234198020002025Highest share 19780.0
Januarie in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1977–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1978. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Januarie’s family of names

Januarie has a related form in January.

Walk Januarie’s family in the name graph

JanuarieJanuary

The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

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Royal

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Literary

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Virtue

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“filled with bitter grace”

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English · Virtue

Annmarie

“filled with bitter grace”

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>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Januarie’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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