Janet

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Janet is a given name of Scottish origin used predominantly for girls. There have been 558,224 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 556,709 as girls and 1,515 as boys. Janet gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 1954 and has since declined significantly. It is the #112 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 74
2023 97
2022 103
2021 92
2020 92
2019 123
2018 159
2017 171
2016 162
2015 154
2014 168
2013 189
2012 212
2011 269
2010 298
2009 353
2008 415
2007 449
2006 523
2005 512
2004 672
2003 565
2002 630
2001 696
2000 686
1999 646
1998 759
1997 757
1996 827
1995 934
1994 1,016
1993 1,068
1992 1,205
1991 1,201
1990 1,294
1989 1,231
1988 1,192
1987 1,331
1986 1,259
1985 1,257
1984 1,274
1983 1,410
1982 1,513
1981 1,582
1980 1,623
1979 1,754
1978 1,740
1977 1,952
1976 1,889
1975 1,956
1974 2,186
1973 2,533
1972 2,963
1971 3,409
1970 4,169
1969 4,408
1968 4,851
1967 5,672
1966 6,454
1965 7,677
1964 9,274
1963 10,693
1962 12,285
1961 13,961
1960 14,274
1959 14,991
1958 14,849
1957 15,788
1956 16,795
1955 17,948
1954 18,507
1953 17,805
1952 17,950
1951 16,972
1950 16,223
1949 14,886
1948 14,002
1947 15,266
1946 14,172
1945 12,362
1944 12,628
1943 13,362
1942 13,103
1941 11,167
1940 10,144
1939 10,150
1938 9,902
1937 9,405
1936 8,116
1935 7,886
1934 8,096
1933 7,365
1932 5,815
1931 4,970
1930 4,613
1929 3,060
1928 2,791
1927 2,553
1926 2,474
1925 2,438
1924 2,298
1923 2,221
1922 2,004
1921 2,123
1920 2,057
1919 1,870
1918 1,812
1917 1,590
1916 1,449
1915 1,173
1914 883
1913 712
1912 553
1911 386
1910 296
1909 242
1908 231
1907 197
1906 139
1905 154
1904 128
1903 119
1902 115
1901 108
1900 108
1899 80
1898 122
1897 103
1896 102
1895 92
1894 89
1893 72
1892 78
1891 84
1890 76
1889 57
1888 68
1887 58
1886 56
1885 46
1884 40
1883 44
1882 35
1881 29
1880 28