US rank #2692 Girls' name Peak 2003 4,760 births

Janeth — #2692 US girls' name

4,760 babies named Janeth in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s231920s1131930s1411940s2351950s1571960s931970s1091980s2851990s9902000s15132010s8162020s285
#2692
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 85% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Janeth was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

175 babies were named Janeth in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Janeth

The Social Security Administration has registered 4,760 babies named Janeth between 1915 and 2024, spanning 110 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Janeth currently holds the #2692 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 175 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Janeth performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 1,513 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Janeth shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 1,354 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Arizona. In total, SSA state-level files list Janeth in 13 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Janeth in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 4,760 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Janeth at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

4,760

Since 1915

110 years of records

Peak year

2003

175 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#2,692

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1915

Recorded for 110 years

Last year on file: 2024

Janeth popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1915

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2003)
175
Annual births at peak — across 110 years of records
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Janeth by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
1,513 births that decade — 32% of Janeth's all-time total
1910s231920s1131930s1411940s2351950s1571960s931970s1091980s2851990s9902000s15132010s8162020s285

Janeth by state

Where Janeth concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Janeth
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
1,354 28.4%
#2 Texas
911 19.1%
#3 Arizona
162 3.4%
#4 Illinois
103 2.2%
#5 New York
75 1.6%
#6 North Carolina
47 1.0%
#7 Georgia
40 0.8%
#8 Florida
39 0.8%
California share of Janeth's total US births 28.4%
Even split

1,354 of 4,760 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.

Janeth appears in 13 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Janeth?
4,760 babies have been named Janeth since 1915. It currently ranks #2692 among girls. The peak year was 2003 with 175 births.
When was Janeth most popular?
Janeth was most popular in the 2000s decade with 1,513 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Janeth most popular?
The top states for the name Janeth are California (1,354 births), Texas (911 births), Arizona (162 births).
How long has the name Janeth been used?
Janeth has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 110 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Janeth?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Janet, Janice, Jane, Janie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1915–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.