Girls' name · since 1906
Jannett
Since 1906, U.S. Social Security records show 1,026 babies named Jannett, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,388 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,026
- born since 1906
- 1950s
- peak decade
Jannett is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,026 have been recorded since 1906.
Jannett has 1,026 recorded births among girls since 1906, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1906 to 2012.
- #7,388 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,026 born since 1906
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jannett ranks #7,388 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,026 born since 1906, peaking in the 1950s.
- #7,388 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,026
- born since 1906
- 1950s
- peak decade
Jannett's 1,026 recorded births place it above 89.78% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Jannett's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jannett's full recorded timeline at 1965, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1906, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 25 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jannett popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1906–2012
- Peak year (1991)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 107 years of records
Jannett by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (175 births, 17% of the file).
1950s was Jannett's strongest decade.
175 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Jannett births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 10
1900s
10 births
- 1910s 16
1910s
16 births
- 1920s 47
1920s
47 births
- 1930s 65
1930s
65 births
- 1940s
1940s
129 births
- 1950s
1950s
175 births
- 1960s
1960s
142 births
- 1970s
1970s
104 births
- 1980s
1980s
143 births
- 1990s
1990s
125 births
- 2000s 60
2000s
60 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 175 births (17% of all-time use).
How Jannett 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 Jannett's total volume
Jannett by state
Where Jannett concentrates geographically, total births since 1906
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 103 | 10.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 35 | 3.4% |
103 of 1,026 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Jannett's data
- Jannett's decade-level peak was the 1950s (175 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jannetts (103 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jannett: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~106 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, 1906–2012 (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 Jannett 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.