Girls' name · since 1880
Janette
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 32,172 babies named Janette, peaking in 1953. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #803 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,101 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 32,172
- born since 1880
- 1950s
- peak decade
Yes -- Janette is the #5101 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 32,172 recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Janette recorded 32,172 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #5101 nationally today, ahead of 71% of girls, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #803 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,101 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 32,172 born since 1880
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Janette ranks #803 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,101 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 32,172 born since 1880, peaking in the 1950s.
- #803 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,101 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 32,172
- born since 1880
- 1950s
- peak decade
Janette's 32,172 recorded births place it above 98.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
45 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Janette compares
32,172 Top 5% higher than 95% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Janette's all-time total is 86x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Janette | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 32,172 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 699 | 21 | 19,840 |
Janette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Janette splits its recorded history at 1954: 64% of all births land in the more recent half, 36% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1880 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1953 peak of 699 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Janette popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1953)
- 699
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Janette popularity over time - boys
42 total births recorded since 1971 (Janette as boys' name)
Janette by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (6,097 births, 19% of the file).
1950s was Janette's strongest decade.
6,097 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Janette births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 64
1880s
64 births
- 1890s 124
1890s
124 births
- 1900s 196
1900s
196 births
- 1910s 805
1910s
805 births
- 1920s 1,611
1920s
1,611 births
- 1930s
1930s
2,723 births
- 1940s
1940s
3,618 births
- 1950s
1950s
6,097 births
- 1960s
1960s
5,221 births
- 1970s
1970s
3,547 births
- 1980s
1980s
3,196 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,657 births
- 2000s 1,494
2000s
1,494 births
- 2010s 626
2010s
626 births
- 2020s 193
2020s
193 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 6,097 births (19% of all-time use).
How Janette compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Janette's total volume
Janette by state
Where Janette concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5,318 | 16.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 2,768 | 8.6% |
| #3 | New York | | 2,204 | 6.9% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 1,683 | 5.2% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 1,289 | 4.0% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 1,148 | 3.6% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 941 | 2.9% |
| #8 | Florida | | 804 | 2.5% |
5,318 of 32,172 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 45 reporting states.
Janette appears in 45 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Janette's data
- Janette's decade-level peak was the 1950s (6,097 total births); usage has since declined to 193 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Janettes (5,318 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Janette: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1953)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Janette 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.