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 #2427

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Metric Jannette Janet
Current Rank Unranked #2427
Total Births (all years) 5,219 556,709
Peak Year 1960 1954
Peak Year Births 120 18,477
Peak Decade 1950ss 1950ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1894 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Jannette Janet
1880ss — 461
1890ss 5 898
1900ss 5 1,541
1910ss 100 10,713
1920ss 157 23,972
1930ss 346 76,038
1940ss 656 130,754
1950ss 961 167,519
1960ss 906 89,315
1970ss 650 24,453
1980ss 619 13,521
1990ss 487 9,660
2000ss 229 5,501
2010ss 93 1,905
2020ss 5 458

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Jannette Janet
2014 13 168
2015 8 154
2016 9 162
2017 7 171
2018 8 159
2019 — 123
2020 — 92
2021 — 92
2022 5 103
2023 — 97
2024 — 74

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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