Girls' name · since 1894
Jannette
5,219 babies named Jannette in U.S. Social Security records since 1894, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,497 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 5,219
- born since 1894
- 1950s
- peak decade
Jannette sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 5,219 recorded since 1894.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jannette has been recorded 5,219 times among girls since 1894, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1894 to 2022.
- #2,497 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 5,219 born since 1894
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jannette ranks #2,497 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 5,219 born since 1894, peaking in the 1950s.
- #2,497 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 5,219
- born since 1894
- 1950s
- peak decade
Jannette's 5,219 recorded births place it above 96.54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
21 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Jannette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jannette splits its recorded history at 1965: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1894 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1960 peak of 121 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jannette popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1894–2022
- Peak year (1960)
- 121
- Annual births at peak, across 129 years of records
Jannette by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (960 births, 18% of the file).
1950s was Jannette's strongest decade.
960 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Jannette births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s 100
1910s
100 births
- 1920s 157
1920s
157 births
- 1930s 346
1930s
346 births
- 1940s
1940s
656 births
- 1950s
1950s
960 births
- 1960s
1960s
907 births
- 1970s
1970s
650 births
- 1980s
1980s
619 births
- 1990s
1990s
487 births
- 2000s 229
2000s
229 births
- 2010s 93
2010s
93 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 960 births (18% of all-time use).
How Jannette 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 Jannette's total volume
Jannette by state
Where Jannette concentrates geographically, total births since 1894
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 896 | 17.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 399 | 7.6% |
| #3 | New York | | 276 | 5.3% |
| #4 | South Carolina | | 128 | 2.5% |
| #5 | Florida | | 103 | 2.0% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 91 | 1.7% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 80 | 1.5% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 49 | 0.9% |
896 of 5,219 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.
Jannette appears in 21 states. Explore state details →
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- Jannette's decade-level peak was the 1950s (960 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 Jannettes (896 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 Jannette: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1960)
Similar record span (~128 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, 1894–2022 (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 Jannette 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.