January is a distinctive girls' name in United States, ranking #6060 in 2016 with 21 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 2013 with 36 births ranking #4111. Since 1996, the popularity has increased by 133.3%. In 2016, approximately 1 in every 84,357 girls born was named January. FALLING Recent data shows the name is currently falling.