Janet
#2,778 for girls in 2025, 61 births · Last seen for boys in 1995 at #7,792
Given to girls 99.7% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1938 · 9,870 births
- Debut · girls
- 28 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 43 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 556,776since 1880
Janet over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #2,778 | 61 | — | |
| 2024 | #2,434 | 74 | — | |
| 2023 | #2,020 | 97 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,918 | 104 | — | |
| 2021 | #2,071 | 92 | — | |
| 2020 | #2,005 | 93 | — | |
| 2019 | #1,700 | 123 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,406 | 159 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,353 | 171 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,425 | 162 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,477 | 155 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,376 | 168 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,260 | 189 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,158 | 212 | — | |
| 2011 | #952 | 269 | — | |
| 2010 | #889 | 298 | — | |
| 2009 | #804 | 353 | — | |
| 2008 | #717 | 415 | — | |
| 2007 | #658 | 449 | — | |
| 2006 | #561 | 523 | — | |
| 2005 | #562 | 512 | — | |
| 2004 | #452 | 672 | — | |
| 2003 | #507 | 565 | — | |
| 2002 | #456 | 630 | — | |
| 2001 | #412 | 696 | — | |
| 2000 | #412 | 686 | — | |
| 1999 | #429 | 646 | — | |
| 1998 | #372 | 759 | — | |
| 1997 | #365 | 757 | — | |
| 1996 | #338 | 827 | — | |
| 1995 | #297 | 928 | #7,792 | 6 |
| 1994 | #277 | 1,007 | #5,868 | 9 |
| 1993 | #259 | 1,068 | — | |
| 1992 | #230 | 1,197 | #6,128 | 8 |
| 1991 | #236 | 1,186 | #3,813 | 15 |
| 1990 | #223 | 1,285 | #5,382 | 9 |
| 1989 | #227 | 1,210 | #2,902 | 21 |
| 1988 | #220 | 1,179 | #3,705 | 13 |
| 1987 | #204 | 1,313 | #2,838 | 18 |
| 1986 | #214 | 1,236 | #2,360 | 23 |
| 1985 | #207 | 1,242 | #3,070 | 15 |
| 1984 | #207 | 1,266 | #4,552 | 8 |
| 1983 | #190 | 1,398 | #3,411 | 12 |
| 1982 | #182 | 1,499 | #3,108 | 14 |
| 1981 | #176 | 1,568 | #3,030 | 14 |
| 1980 | #172 | 1,609 | #3,256 | 13 |
| 1979 | #160 | 1,748 | #4,842 | 7 |
| 1978 | #159 | 1,730 | #3,614 | 10 |
| 1977 | #147 | 1,945 | #4,164 | 8 |
| 1976 | #142 | 1,879 | #3,471 | 10 |
| 1975 | #139 | 1,950 | #4,797 | 6 |
| 1974 | #130 | 2,175 | #3,120 | 11 |
| 1973 | #119 | 2,521 | #2,857 | 12 |
| 1972 | #111 | 2,954 | #3,344 | 9 |
| 1971 | #112 | 3,394 | #2,464 | 15 |
| 1970 | #96 | 4,158 | #3,071 | 10 |
| 1969 | #84 | 4,380 | #1,570 | 27 |
| 1968 | #73 | 4,838 | #2,311 | 13 |
| 1967 | #61 | 5,657 | #2,030 | 15 |
| 1966 | #57 | 6,434 | #1,723 | 20 |
| 1965 | #55 | 7,654 | #1,625 | 23 |
| 1964 | #48 | 9,249 | #1,581 | 25 |
| 1963 | #40 | 10,667 | #1,513 | 27 |
| 1962 | #35 | 12,256 | #1,423 | 30 |
| 1961 | #32 | 13,930 | #1,496 | 29 |
| 1960 | #32 | 14,250 | #1,619 | 25 |
| 1959 | #28 | 14,964 | #1,467 | 29 |
| 1958 | #28 | 14,816 | #1,370 | 32 |
| 1957 | #23 | 15,753 | #1,318 | 35 |
| 1956 | #21 | 16,758 | #1,257 | 37 |
| 1955 | #20 | 17,920 | #1,458 | 28 |
| 1954 | #19 | 18,477 | #1,382 | 30 |
| 1953 | #19 | 17,771 | #1,280 | 34 |
| 1952 | #19 | 17,921 | #1,406 | 29 |
| 1951 | #19 | 16,947 | #1,489 | 25 |
| 1950 | #18 | 16,193 | #1,313 | 30 |
| 1949 | #23 | 14,860 | #1,409 | 27 |
| 1948 | #24 | 13,977 | #1,460 | 25 |
| 1947 | #23 | 15,236 | #1,336 | 30 |
| 1946 | #21 | 14,142 | #1,278 | 30 |
| 1945 | #20 | 12,326 | #1,078 | 36 |
| 1944 | #21 | 12,592 | #1,107 | 36 |
| 1943 | #20 | 13,316 | #986 | 46 |
| 1942 | #19 | 13,065 | #1,089 | 39 |
| 1941 | #18 | 11,136 | #1,209 | 30 |
| 1940 | #19 | 10,105 | #1,031 | 39 |
| 1939 | #17 | 10,120 | #1,194 | 30 |
| 1938 | #16 | 9,870 | #1,149 | 32 |
| 1937 | #18 | 9,363 | #967 | 42 |
| 1936 | #21 | 8,080 | #1,095 | 35 |
| 1935 | #22 | 7,856 | #1,226 | 30 |
| 1934 | #21 | 8,071 | #1,323 | 26 |
| 1933 | #25 | 7,342 | #1,405 | 23 |
| 1932 | #35 | 5,786 | #1,254 | 29 |
| 1931 | #45 | 4,948 | #1,489 | 22 |
| 1930 | #53 | 4,602 | #2,444 | 11 |
| 1929 | #82 | 3,050 | #2,589 | 10 |
| 1928 | #95 | 2,782 | #2,843 | 9 |
| 1927 | #111 | 2,546 | #3,451 | 7 |
| 1926 | #110 | 2,469 | #3,708 | 6 |
| 1925 | #111 | 2,428 | #2,755 | 10 |
| 1924 | #118 | 2,293 | #4,347 | 5 |
| 1923 | #121 | 2,221 | — | |
| 1922 | #129 | 2,004 | — | |
| 1921 | #124 | 2,123 | — | |
| 1920 | #124 | 2,057 | — | |
| 1919 | #126 | 1,864 | #3,736 | 6 |
| 1918 | #129 | 1,812 | — | |
| 1917 | #136 | 1,585 | #3,981 | 5 |
| 1916 | #142 | 1,449 | — | |
| 1915 | #158 | 1,173 | — | |
| 1914 | #163 | 883 | — | |
| 1913 | #162 | 712 | — | |
| 1912 | #177 | 553 | — | |
| 1911 | #186 | 386 | — | |
| 1910 | #216 | 296 | — | |
| 1909 | #232 | 242 | — | |
| 1908 | #226 | 231 | — | |
| 1907 | #237 | 197 | — | |
| 1906 | #281 | 139 | — | |
| 1905 | #262 | 154 | — | |
| 1904 | #278 | 128 | — | |
| 1903 | #289 | 119 | — | |
| 1902 | #292 | 115 | — | |
| 1901 | #288 | 108 | — | |
| 1900 | #326 | 108 | — | |
| 1899 | #336 | 80 | — | |
| 1898 | #277 | 122 | — | |
| 1897 | #278 | 103 | — | |
| 1896 | #289 | 102 | — | |
| 1895 | #301 | 92 | — | |
| 1894 | #293 | 89 | — | |
| 1893 | #318 | 72 | — | |
| 1892 | #308 | 78 | — | |
| 1891 | #267 | 84 | — | |
| 1890 | #286 | 76 | — | |
| 1889 | #324 | 57 | — | |
| 1888 | #284 | 68 | — | |
| 1887 | #278 | 58 | — | |
| 1886 | #277 | 56 | — | |
| 1885 | #294 | 46 | — | |
| 1884 | #304 | 40 | — | |
| 1883 | #270 | 44 | — | |
| 1882 | #296 | 35 | — | |
| 1881 | #290 | 29 | — | |
| 1880 | #294 | 28 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Janet was already there! It came in at #294, and was given to 28 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1882, when fewer than 36 girls a year got the name.
Where Janet is popular in 1938
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Ohio#8 · 1 in 54
- Hawaii#8 · 1 in 60
- Michigan#9 · 1 in 55
- Delaware#10 · 1 in 51
- Pennsylvania#10 · 1 in 62
Best ever in a state: #6 in Hawaii, 1934.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | #8 | 50 | 1 in 60 |
| Ohio | #8 | 943 | 1 in 54 |
| Michigan | #9 | 773 | 1 in 55 |
| Delaware | #10 | 30 | 1 in 51 |
| Pennsylvania | #10 | 1,197 | 1 in 62 |
| Utah | #10 | 74 | 1 in 65 |
| West Virginia | #10 | 267 | 1 in 71 |
| Indiana | #11 | 512 | 1 in 51 |
| Minnesota | #11 | 346 | 1 in 61 |
| Oregon | #12 | 113 | 1 in 55 |
| Washington | #13 | 167 | 1 in 66 |
| New Jersey | #14 | 292 | 1 in 85 |
| Illinois | #15 | 724 | 1 in 76 |
| Iowa | #15 | 337 | 1 in 56 |
| Nebraska | #15 | 135 | 1 in 67 |
| South Dakota | #15 | 64 | 1 in 72 |
| District of Columbia | #16 | 55 | 1 in 91 |
| Idaho | #16 | 52 | 1 in 80 |
| Massachusetts | #16 | 351 | 1 in 80 |
| New Hampshire | #16 | 46 | 1 in 67 |
| Wisconsin | #16 | 335 | 1 in 71 |
| Maryland | #19 | 124 | 1 in 100 |
| North Dakota | #19 | 63 | 1 in 84 |
| California | #20 | 449 | 1 in 99 |
| Connecticut | #20 | 111 | 1 in 89 |
| Missouri | #20 | 292 | 1 in 92 |
| Kansas | #21 | 126 | 1 in 98 |
| New York | #21 | 747 | 1 in 115 |
| Vermont | #24 | 26 | 1 in 91 |
| Montana | #25 | 36 | 1 in 108 |
| Colorado | #26 | 81 | 1 in 110 |
| Nevada | #26 | 6 | 1 in 68 |
| Wyoming | #30 | 16 | 1 in 99 |
| Maine | #32 | 52 | 1 in 120 |
| Rhode Island | #34 | 38 | 1 in 113 |
| Virginia | #39 | 133 | 1 in 179 |
| Kentucky | #43 | 144 | 1 in 196 |
| Arizona | #58 | 21 | 1 in 223 |
| Oklahoma | #79 | 54 | 1 in 376 |
| North Carolina | #84 | 108 | 1 in 342 |
| Louisiana | #95 | 63 | 1 in 353 |
| Florida | #104 | 33 | 1 in 411 |
| New Mexico | #120 | 13 | 1 in 427 |
| Georgia | #142 | 52 | 1 in 593 |
| Texas | #145 | 92 | 1 in 627 |
| Arkansas | #151 | 29 | 1 in 645 |
| Tennessee | #164 | 34 | 1 in 798 |
| South Carolina | #198 | 19 | 1 in 1,079 |
| Alabama | #209 | 28 | 1 in 1,047 |
| Mississippi | #255 | 15 | 1 in 1,504 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
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 Janet
- 344 spots since 2024 (#2,434 → #2,778)
- 773 spots since 2020 (#2,005 → #2,778)
- 1,301 spots since 2015 (#1,477 → #2,778)
- Biggest jump: 55 spots in 2004 (#507 → #452)
- Biggest drop: 206 spots in 2012 (#952 → #1,158)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1938 at #16 (9,870 births)
- Births halved by 1968, 30 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 43 yrs · run 1928–1970
- Top 1,000: 132 yrs · run 1880–2011
- Highest: 1 in 103 girls born in 1942 were named Janet (0.97%)
- Latest: 1 in 26,349 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #16 in 1938, was only 1 in 112 (0.89%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 30.1% of all girls named Janet (167,520) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 461 | #270 (1883) | #291 |
| 1890s | 898 | #267 (1891) | #295 |
| 1900s | 1,541 | #226 (1908) | #271 |
| 1910s | 10,713 | #126 (1919) | #160 |
| 1920s | 23,973 | #82 (1929) | #113 |
| 1930s | 76,038 | #16 (1938) | #27 |
| 1940s | 130,755 | #18 (1941) | #21 |
| 1950s | 167,520 | #18 (1950) | #21 |
| 1960s | 89,315 | #32 (1960) | #52 |
| 1970s | 24,454 | #96 (1970) | #132 |
| 1980s | 13,520 | #172 (1980) | #200 |
| 1990s | 9,660 | #223 (1990) | #303 |
| 2000s | 5,501 | #412 (2001) | #554 |
| 2010s | 1,906 | #889 (2010) | #1,300 |
| 2020s | 521 | #1,918 (2022) | #2,204 |
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.
Janet in 1938
Top girls' names in 1938
Top boys' names in 1938
More about 1938
girls
1,103,456 girls got a published name in 1938; 1 in 112 of them was named Janet, which outranked 99.7% of the 4,995 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,109,147 boys got a published name in 1938; 1 in 34,661 of them was named Janet, which outranked 71.5% of the 4,035 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,125Sylvan33
- #1,125Tyler33
- #1,125Wendel33
- #1,149Janet32
- #1,149Allie32
- #1,149Clearence32
- #1,149Erik32
- #1,171Alice31
- #1,171Alonza31
- #1,171Annie31
Tied with 21 names at #1,149; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.