Janet
4 countries#2778 in United States, 2025Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Janet was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
558,291 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #2778 · peaked in 1954 with 18,507 births
Most common in: New York, California, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
Scotland
784 births recorded 1974–2000 · peaked in 1974 with 88 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
France
303 births recorded 1952–2022 · currently #3998 · peaked in 1961 with 16 births
Most common in: Paris, Loiret, Eure, Charente-Maritime, Meuse
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
7 births recorded 1997–1999 · peaked in 1997 with 4 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Janet’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #561 | — |
| 2007 | #658 | ↓97 |
| 2008 | #717 | ↓59 |
| 2009 | #804 | ↓87 |
| 2010 | #889 | ↓85 |
| 2011 | #952 | ↓63 |
| 2012 | #1158 | ↓206 |
| 2013 | #1260 | ↓102 |
| 2014 | #1376 | ↓116 |
| 2015 | #1477 | ↓101 |
| 2016 | #1425 | ↑52 |
| 2017 | #1353 | ↑72 |
| 2018 | #1406 | ↓53 |
| 2019 | #1700 | ↓294 |
| 2020 | #2005 | ↓305 |
| 2021 | #2071 | ↓66 |
| 2022 | #1918 | ↑153 |
| 2023 | #2020 | ↓102 |
| 2024 | #2434 | ↓414 |
| 2025 | #2778 | ↓344 |
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