Jannette vs Janet

Side-by-side comparison of Jannette and Janet - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Jannette

Girl name

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Name B

Janet

Girl name · Rank #2435

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Metric Jannette Janet
Current Rank Unranked #2435
Total Births (all years) 5,219 556,776
Peak Year 1960 1954
Peak Year Births 121 18,477
Peak Decade 1950s 1950s
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1894 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Jannette Janet
1880s - 461
1890s 5 898
1900s 5 1,541
1910s 100 10,713
1920s 157 23,973
1930s 346 76,038
1940s 656 130,755
1950s 960 167,520
1960s 907 89,315
1970s 650 24,454
1980s 619 13,520
1990s 487 9,660
2000s 229 5,501
2010s 93 1,906
2020s 5 521

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Jannette Janet
2014 13 168
2015 8 155
2016 9 162
2017 7 171
2018 8 159
2019 - 123
2020 - 93
2021 - 92
2022 5 104
2023 - 97
2024 - 74
2025 - 61

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1894–2022.

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