Jansen vs Janet

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

Name A

Jansen

Boy name · Rank #2850

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Name B

Janet

Girl name · Rank #2435

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Metric Jansen Janet
Current Rank #2850 #2435
Total Births (all years) 2,124 556,776
Peak Year 1994 1954
Peak Year Births 88 18,477
Peak Decade 1990s 1950s
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 1958 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Jansen Janet
1880s - 461
1890s - 898
1900s - 1,541
1910s - 10,713
1920s - 23,973
1930s - 76,038
1940s - 130,755
1950s 5 167,520
1960s 37 89,315
1970s 114 24,454
1980s 269 13,520
1990s 531 9,660
2000s 483 5,501
2010s 453 1,906
2020s 232 521

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Jansen Janet
2014 41 168
2015 47 155
2016 40 162
2017 59 171
2018 47 159
2019 47 123
2020 36 93
2021 41 92
2022 38 104
2023 38 97
2024 45 74
2025 34 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, 1958–2025.

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