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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201965peak #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—
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1886#8288—
1885#8427—
1884#9306—
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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 1965

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Janette, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Janette, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Janette, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Janette, so not publishedNHWashington: #321 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,847 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Janette, so not publishedIDMontana: #228 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 973 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Janette, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #365 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,925 girlsMNIllinois: #416 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 3,652 girlsILWisconsin: #298 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,616 girlsWIMichigan: #317 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 2,460 girlsMINew York: #414 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 3,416 girlsNYMassachusetts: #471 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 6,749 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Janette, so not publishedRIOregon: #298 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,683 girlsORNevada: 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: #304 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,214 girlsIAIndiana: #461 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,775 girlsINOhio: #353 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 3,036 girlsOHPennsylvania: #518 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 6,641 girlsPANew Jersey: #473 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 4,896 girlsNJConnecticut: #377 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,289 girlsCTCalifornia: #349 for girls · 76 births · 1 in 2,127 girlsCAUtah: #294 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,439 girlsUTColorado: #304 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,589 girlsCONebraska: #311 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,308 girlsNEMissouri: #422 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,047 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Janette, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Janette, so not publishedWVVirginia: #595 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,294 girlsVAMaryland: #393 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,526 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Janette, so not publishedDEArizona: #362 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,914 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Janette, so not publishedNMKansas: #236 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,100 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Janette, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Janette, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #449 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,180 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Janette, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Janette, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #277 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,548 girlsOKLouisiana: #562 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,775 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Janette, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Janette, so not publishedALGeorgia: #572 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,835 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Janette, so not publishedHITexas: #510 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 3,996 girlsTXFlorida: #429 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,415 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Montana#228 · 1 in 973
  2. Kansas#236 · 1 in 1,100
  3. Oklahoma#277 · 1 in 1,548
  4. Utah#294 · 1 in 1,439
  5. Oregon#298 · 1 in 1,683

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Montana#22851 in 973
Kansas#236141 in 1,100
Oklahoma#277111 in 1,548
Utah#29461 in 1,439
Oregon#29881 in 1,683
Wisconsin#298141 in 2,616
Colorado#304101 in 1,589
Iowa#304101 in 2,214
Nebraska#31151 in 2,308
Michigan#317301 in 2,460
Washington#321121 in 1,847
California#349761 in 2,127
Ohio#353291 in 3,036
Arizona#36271 in 1,914
Minnesota#36581 in 3,925
Connecticut#37771 in 3,289
Maryland#39381 in 3,526
New York#414451 in 3,416
Illinois#416251 in 3,652
Missouri#42291 in 4,047
Florida#429131 in 3,415
North Carolina#449101 in 4,180
Indiana#46191 in 4,775
Massachusetts#47171 in 6,749
New Jersey#473111 in 4,896
Texas#510241 in 3,996
Pennsylvania#518141 in 6,641
Louisiana#56271 in 4,775
Georgia#57271 in 5,835
Virginia#59551 in 7,294
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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 1965

girls
#426
484 births · 1 in 3,647 girls

Top girls' names in 1965

  1. #1Lisa60,271
  2. #2Mary34,270
  3. #3Karen32,869
  4. #4Kimberly28,836
  5. #5Susan26,321
  6. #6Patricia23,552
  7. #7Donna19,700
  8. #8Linda19,345
  9. #9Cynthia19,239
  10. #10Angela18,754
  11. #426Janette484
More about 1965

girls

1,765,164 girls got a published name in 1965; 1 in 3,647 of them was named Janette, which outranked 94.3% of the 7,535 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Janette
  1. #423Tonia490
  2. #424Jayne488
  3. #425Tamera486
  4. #426Janette484
  5. #426Gwen484
  6. #428Kimberlee482
  7. #429Ella479
  8. #429Marcy479

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1964
Risers
  1. ↑ 723Marni#1,610 → #887
  2. ↑ 654Dionne#1,281 → #627
  3. ↑ 432Marnie#1,016 → #584
  4. ↑ 426Keli#1,383 → #957
  5. ↑ 368Gia#1,334 → #966
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,326Djuna#738 → #2,064
  2. ↓ 470Djuana#756 → #1,226
  3. ↓ 383Shirl#714 → #1,097
  4. ↓ 297Beverley#955 → #1,252
  5. ↓ 275Dottie#912 → #1,187

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

See the top 100 for 1965 →