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
Showing
- 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
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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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 | — | |
First appearance
1880
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 2016
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- California#883 · 1 in 5,224
- Maryland#894 · 1 in 4,808
- Washington#971 · 1 in 5,357
- North Carolina#1,002 · 1 in 5,664
- Florida#1,182 · 1 in 7,883
Best ever in a state: #6 in Hawaii, 1934.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | #883 | 39 | 1 in 5,224 |
| Maryland | #894 | 5 | 1 in 4,808 |
| Washington | #971 | 6 | 1 in 5,357 |
| North Carolina | #1,002 | 8 | 1 in 5,664 |
| Florida | #1,182 | 11 | 1 in 7,883 |
| Pennsylvania | #1,261 | 6 | 1 in 8,642 |
| Michigan | #1,278 | 5 | 1 in 8,414 |
| Texas | #1,547 | 15 | 1 in 11,153 |
| New York | #1,573 | 8 | 1 in 11,230 |
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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.
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Momentum · girls
Falling
- 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)
Rise & fade · girls
58 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1938 at #16 (9,870 births)
- Births halved by 1968, 30 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 43 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 43 yrs · run 1928–1970
- Top 1,000: 132 yrs · run 1880–2011
Share of babies · girls
1 in 103
- 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
Era · girls
The 1950s
- 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 2016
girls
#1,425
162 births · 1 in 10,938 girls
Top girls' names in 2016
More about 2016
girls
1,772,022 girls got a published name in 2016; 1 in 10,938 of them was named Janet, which outranked 92.5% of the 18,885 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Janet
- #1,420Kayleen163
- #1,420Letty163
- #1,420Rachael163
- #1,425Janet162
- #1,425Cheyanne162
- #1,425Eleni162
- #1,425Jaylen162
- #1,434Ashanti161
- #1,434Aubriana161
- #1,434Kourtney161
Tied with 8 names at #1,425; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 2015
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.