Girls' name · since 1921
Jannet
Jannet has 2,319 recorded births since 1921 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,257 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,319
- born since 1921
- 1990s
- peak decade
2,319 girls have been named Jannet since 1921, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Jannet has 2,319 recorded births among girls since 1921, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1921 to 2024.
- #4,257 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 2,319 born since 1921
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jannet ranks #4,257 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,319 born since 1921, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,257 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,319
- born since 1921
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jannet's 2,319 recorded births place it above 94.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
Jannet's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jannet's full recorded timeline at 1975, 72% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 28% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1926, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 84 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jannet popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–2024
- Peak year (1990)
- 84
- Annual births at peak, across 104 years of records
Jannet by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (581 births, 25% of the file).
1990s was Jannet's strongest decade.
581 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Jannet births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 21
1920s
21 births
- 1930s 63
1930s
63 births
- 1940s 117
1940s
117 births
- 1950s 184
1950s
184 births
- 1960s 183
1960s
183 births
- 1970s 184
1970s
184 births
- 1980s
1980s
366 births
- 1990s
1990s
581 births
- 2000s
2000s
470 births
- 2010s 145
2010s
145 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 581 births (25% of all-time use).
How Jannet 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 Jannet's total volume
Jannet by state
Where Jannet concentrates geographically, total births since 1921
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 752 | 32.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 272 | 11.7% |
| #3 | New York | | 84 | 3.6% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 25 | 1.1% |
| #5 | Florida | | 10 | 0.4% |
752 of 2,319 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Jannet's data
- Jannet's decade-level peak was the 1990s (581 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jannets (752 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 Jannet: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~103 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, 1921–2024 (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 Jannet 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.