Girls' name · since 1966
Janeta
Since 1966, U.S. Social Security records show 17 babies named Janeta, peaking in 1966. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #47,776 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 17
- born since 1966
- 1960s
- peak decade
Janeta is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 17 have been recorded since 1966.
Social Security Administration records show Janeta recorded 17 times among girls since 1966, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 1997.
- #47,776 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 17 born since 1966
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Janeta ranks #47,776 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 17 born since 1966, peaking in the 1960s.
- #47,776 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 17
- born since 1966
- 1960s
- peak decade
Janeta's 17 recorded births place it above 33.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Janeta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Janeta's full recorded timeline at 1989, 65% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 35% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1997, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1966 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Janeta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–1997
- Peak year (1966)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Janeta by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (6 births, 35% of the file).
1960s was Janeta's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Janeta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
6 births
- 1980s
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 6 births (35% of all-time use).
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- Janeta's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (6 total births) through the 1990s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Janeta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1966)
Similar record span (~31 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1966–1997 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Janeta draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.