Baby name

Janet

Girl

Origin of the name

Janet is a medieval pet form of Jane, long common in Scotland.

Classic name

1954 was its best year: 18,477 births, or 1 baby in 215. It has stood the test of time: births were recorded in 146 of the 146 years since 1880. Its rank in 2025: No. 2778. 30% of all babies named Janet since 1880 were born in the 1950s.

556,776births since 1880

1950sgeneration

No. 19rank at its peak, in 1954

Where babies named Janet are born

1954

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The darker the blue, the more common Janet is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Janet is most common in Iowa (1.6 times), West Virginia (1.5) and Nebraska (1.5), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Jane 379,876
Janel 12,023
Janey 5,044
Janeth 4,792
Janett 3,542
Janee 3,256

Names from the same era

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