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Origin & history of January1
ModernAmerican / Multicultural roots
January comes from the ModernAmerican / Multicultural tradition, meaning Month name.
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How popular is January?
1978
peak year
January has been losing ground. Once far more common, it has been declining steadily in recent years. It currently ranks well outside the top 1,000 (around #6755), with about 18 babies named January each year. In 1978, 257 babies received the name (ranked #638). Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 2,160.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
257
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #638)
(ranked #638)
18
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
180
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
2,160
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of January9
Life path number
The Humanitarian
Compassion, wisdom and humanitarianism.
🌍Humanitarian
🎨Creative
🌟Wise
💝Loving
J1
A1
N5
U3
A1
R9
Y7
Sum: 27 → Life path 9
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Personality of January🌍
Compassionate soul
They carry the weight of the world with grace.
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Richly creative
Deep feeling translates into deep art.
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Old soul wisdom
They've always seemed wiser than their years.
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Unconditional love
Their love is vast and forgiving.
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Names that combine with JanuarySibling pairings that share the timeless, classic energy of January.
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How we calculated this
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