Janette

#5,099 for girls in 2025, 25 births · Last seen for boys in 1990 at #8,117
Given to girls 99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1953 · 699 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
32,172
since 1880

Janette over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Janette has never cracked the top 300 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201934peak #310, 1953girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#5,09925
2024#4,77228
2023#3,70941
2022#4,29533
2021#3,80139
2020#4,75727
2019#4,07235
2018#3,55943
2017#3,38746
2016#3,06054
2015#3,12953
2014#2,84360
2013#2,48472
2012#2,37378
2011#2,25883
2010#1,959102
2009#2,28685
2008#1,865114
2007#1,672132
2006#1,597134
2005#1,500139
2004#1,329160
2003#1,249168
2002#1,179174
2001#1,063200
2000#1,094188
1999#928227
1998#958214
1997#911220
1996#864230
1995#898211
1994#775262
1993#709301
1992#685316
1991#671321
1990#631355#8,1175
1989#613347#7,9055
1988#631315#7,2705
1987#620312#6,9515
1986#593325#4,13010
1985#653280
1984#663263
1983#559325
1982#518385#6,3855
1981#562330
1980#589314
1979#564325
1978#574299
1977#544328
1976#549313
1975#500359
1974#509341
1973#490359
1972#490363
1971#470424#3,9637
1970#471436
1969#440479
1968#452451
1967#443453
1966#416501
1965#426484
1964#403586
1963#413541
1962#391589
1961#405577
1960#404560
1959#407536
1958#391547
1957#358642
1956#350618
1955#330665
1954#319695
1953#310699
1952#351545
1951#324599
1950#326551
1949#345502
1948#390415
1947#394412
1946#388382
1945#411301
1944#402315
1943#395343
1942#385343
1941#402287
1940#369318
1939#375308
1938#376309
1937#375296
1936#380281
1935#399262
1934#384278
1933#379288
1932#407256
1931#409250
1930#480195
1929#531163
1928#575151
1927#541171
1926#539167
1925#526183
1924#585158
1923#595148
1922#549168
1921#566160
1920#602142
1919#632122
1918#604139
1917#69099
1916#70096
1915#615113
1914#66177
1913#72152
1912#71749
1911#76632
1910#84526
1909#79126
1908#74227
1907#79022
1906#1,00214
1905#73424
1904#75522
1903#83617
1902#1,5946
1901#74719
1900#86019
1899#79117
1898#1,09810
1897#89513
1896#1,04710
1895#81515
1894#1,0619
1893#1,0239
1892#63820
1891#89310
1890#82511
1889#72413
1888#66315
1887
1886#8288
1885#8427
1884#9306
1883
1882
1881#5829
1880#7386
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Janette was already there! It came in at #738, and was given to 6 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1882–1883, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Janette is popular in 1934

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Janette, so not publishedAKMaine: #162 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 785 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Janette, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Janette, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Janette, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Janette, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Janette, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Janette, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #230 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,901 girlsMNIllinois: #390 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,946 girlsILWisconsin: #246 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,462 girlsWIMichigan: #272 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,614 girlsMINew York: #355 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 4,598 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Janette, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Janette, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Janette, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Janette, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Janette, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Janette, so not publishedSDIowa: #220 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,809 girlsIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Janette, so not publishedINOhio: #325 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 4,088 girlsOHPennsylvania: #440 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 7,901 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Janette, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Janette, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #310 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,443 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Janette, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Janette, so not publishedCONebraska: #268 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,047 girlsNEMissouri: #365 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,861 girlsMOKentucky: #366 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,411 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Janette, so not publishedWVVirginia: #320 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,281 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Janette, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Janette, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Janette, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Janette, so not publishedNMKansas: #308 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,636 girlsKSArkansas: #368 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,681 girlsARTennessee: #375 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,824 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #357 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,645 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #351 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,465 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Janette, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #389 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,225 girlsOKLouisiana: #317 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,074 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Janette, so not publishedMSAlabama: #323 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,667 girlsALGeorgia: #295 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,330 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Janette, so not publishedHITexas: #380 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 2,383 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Janette, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Maine#162 · 1 in 785
  2. Iowa#220 · 1 in 1,809
  3. Minnesota#230 · 1 in 1,901
  4. Wisconsin#246 · 1 in 2,462
  5. Nebraska#268 · 1 in 2,047

Best ever in a state: #126 in Utah, 1968.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Maine#16281 in 785
Iowa#220101 in 1,809
Minnesota#230101 in 1,901
Wisconsin#24691 in 2,462
Nebraska#26851 in 2,047
Michigan#272141 in 2,614
Georgia#295131 in 2,330
Kansas#30851 in 2,636
California#310141 in 2,443
Louisiana#317101 in 2,074
Virginia#32071 in 3,281
Alabama#323111 in 2,667
Ohio#325111 in 4,088
South Carolina#35161 in 3,465
New York#355181 in 4,598
North Carolina#357101 in 3,645
Missouri#36571 in 3,861
Kentucky#36681 in 3,411
Arkansas#36871 in 2,681
Tennessee#37571 in 3,824
Texas#380241 in 2,383
Oklahoma#38971 in 3,225
Illinois#390101 in 4,946
Pennsylvania#44091 in 7,901
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Janette
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 327 spots since 2024 (#4,772#5,099)
  • 342 spots since 2020 (#4,757#5,099)
  • 1,970 spots since 2015 (#3,129#5,099)
  • Biggest jump: 758 spots in 1903 (#1,594#836)
  • Biggest drop: 847 spots in 1902 (#747#1,594)
Rise & fade · girls
73 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1953 at #310 (699 births)
  • Births halved by 1974, 21 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 111 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 111 yrs · run 1907–1999
Share of babies · girls
1 in 2,691
  • Highest: 1 in 2,691 girls born in 1953 were named Janette (0.04%)
  • Latest: 1 in 64,291 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1950s
  • 19.0% of all girls named Janette (6,097) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s64#582 (1881)#758
1890s124#638 (1892)#909
1900s196#734 (1905)#885
1910s805#604 (1918)#695
1920s1,611#526 (1925)#561
1930s2,723#375 (1939)#396
1940s3,618#345 (1949)#388
1950s6,097#310 (1953)#347
1960s5,221#391 (1962)#419
1970s3,547#470 (1971)#516
1980s3,196#518 (1982)#600
1990s2,657#631 (1990)#803
2000s1,494#1,063 (2001)#1,483
2010s626#1,959 (2010)#2,912
2020s193#3,709 (2023)#4,406

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Janette in 1934

girls
#384
278 births · 1 in 3,756 girls

Top girls' names in 1934

  1. #1Mary56,929
  2. #2Betty31,089
  3. #3Barbara29,239
  4. #4Shirley22,841
  5. #5Dorothy21,281
  6. #6Patricia20,844
  7. #7Joan19,465
  8. #8Margaret15,144
  9. #9Helen14,100
  10. #10Nancy13,520
  11. #384Janette278
More about 1934

girls

1,044,225 girls got a published name in 1934; 1 in 3,756 of them was named Janette, which outranked 92.3% of the 4,973 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Janette
  1. #381Johanna281
  2. #381Lucile281
  3. #383Deborah280
  4. #384Janette278
  5. #385Margery277
  6. #386Flossie276
  7. #386Reva276
Biggest movers since 1933
Risers
  1. 571Luann#1,442#871
  2. 469Alison#1,442#973
  3. 439Golda#1,364#925
  4. 350Ronald#1,244#894
  5. 346Gale#1,102#756
Fallers
  1. 685Nira#463#1,148
  2. 342Vina#782#1,124
  3. 316Zita#947#1,263
  4. 299Myrtie#834#1,133
  5. 278Theola#985#1,263

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1934