US rank #15433 Girls' name Peak 1990 2,318 births

Jannet — #15433 US girls' name

2,318 babies named Jannet in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s211930s631940s1171950s1841960s1831970s1831980s3661990s5812000s4702010s1452020s5
#15433
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 13% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Jannet was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

84 babies were named Jannet in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jannet

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,318 babies named Jannet between 1921 and 2024, spanning 104 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jannet currently holds the #15433 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 84 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jannet performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 581 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Jannet shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 752 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Jannet in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jannet 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 2,318 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.

Jannet at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,318

Since 1921

104 years of records

Peak year

1990

84 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#15,433

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1921

Recorded for 104 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jannet popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1921

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1990)
84
Annual births at peak — across 104 years of records
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Jannet by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
581 births that decade — 25% of Jannet's all-time total
1920s211930s631940s1171950s1841960s1831970s1831980s3661990s5812000s4702010s1452020s5

Jannet by state

Where Jannet concentrates geographically — total births since 1921

Regionally concentrated
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Jannet
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%
California share of Jannet's total US births 32.4%
Even split

752 of 2,318 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jannet?
2,318 babies have been named Jannet since 1921. It currently ranks #15433 among girls. The peak year was 1990 with 84 births.
When was Jannet most popular?
Jannet was most popular in the 1990s decade with 581 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Jannet most popular?
The top states for the name Jannet are California (752 births), Texas (272 births), New York (84 births).
How long has the name Jannet been used?
Jannet has been recorded in Social Security data since 1921, spanning 104 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jannet?
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, 1921–2024 (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.