Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Janette

#801 most common girls' name of all time · #1,447 across all names · <1% male / >99% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among girls
#801
Rank overall
#1,447 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
143 of 146
All-time
32,214
Since 2016
371
Peak year
1953 #310
Best rank
#310 1953
Girls Boys peak 699/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Janette is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 25 — 25 #5,101
2024 28 — 28 #4,777
2023 41 — 41 #3,710
2022 33 — 33 #4,297
2021 39 — 39 #3,804
2020 27 — 27 #4,760
2019 35 — 35 #4,076
2018 43 — 43 #3,559
2017 46 — 46 #3,392
2016 54 — 54 #3,062
2015 53 — 53 #3,130
2014 60 — 60 #2,843
2013 72 — 72 #2,486
2012 78 — 78 #2,373
2011 83 — 83 #2,260
2010 102 — 102 #1,960
2009 85 — 85 #2,286
2008 114 — 114 #1,865
2007 132 — 132 #1,674
2006 134 — 134 #1,597
2005 139 — 139 #1,501
2004 160 — 160 #1,329
2003 168 — 168 #1,249
2002 174 — 174 #1,180
2001 200 — 200 #1,065
2000 188 — 188 #1,094
1999 227 — 227 #928
1998 214 — 214 #958
1997 220 — 220 #912
1996 230 — 230 #864
1995 211 — 211 #898
1994 262 — 262 #776
1993 301 — 301 #709
1992 316 — 316 #685
1991 321 — 321 #673
1990 355 5 360 #631
1989 347 5 352 #613
1988 315 5 320 #631
1987 312 5 317 #620
1986 325 10 335 #593
1985 280 — 280 #653
1984 263 — 263 #663
1983 325 — 325 #560
1982 385 5 390 #518
1981 330 — 330 #562
1980 314 — 314 #589
1979 325 — 325 #564
1978 299 — 299 #574
1977 328 — 328 #544
1976 313 — 313 #549
1975 359 — 359 #500
1974 341 — 341 #509
1973 359 — 359 #491
1972 363 — 363 #491
1971 424 7 431 #470
1970 436 — 436 #471
1969 479 — 479 #440
1968 451 — 451 #452
1967 453 — 453 #443
1966 501 — 501 #416
1965 484 — 484 #426
1964 586 — 586 #403
1963 541 — 541 #414
1962 589 — 589 #391
1961 577 — 577 #405
1960 560 — 560 #404
1959 536 — 536 #408
1958 547 — 547 #391
1957 642 — 642 #358
1956 618 — 618 #350
1955 665 — 665 #330
1954 695 — 695 #319
1953 699 — 699 #310
1952 545 — 545 #351
1951 599 — 599 #324
1950 551 — 551 #326
1949 502 — 502 #345
1948 415 — 415 #390
1947 412 — 412 #394
1946 382 — 382 #389
1945 301 — 301 #412
1944 315 — 315 #402
1943 343 — 343 #395
1942 343 — 343 #385
1941 287 — 287 #402
1940 318 — 318 #369
1939 308 — 308 #376
1938 309 — 309 #376
1937 296 — 296 #375
1936 281 — 281 #380
1935 262 — 262 #399
1934 278 — 278 #384
1933 288 — 288 #380
1932 256 — 256 #408
1931 250 — 250 #409
1930 195 — 195 #480
1929 163 — 163 #531
1928 151 — 151 #575
1927 171 — 171 #542
1926 167 — 167 #539
1925 183 — 183 #526
1924 158 — 158 #585
1923 148 — 148 #596
1922 168 — 168 #549
1921 160 — 160 #570
1920 142 — 142 #603
1919 122 — 122 #632
1918 139 — 139 #605
1917 99 — 99 #694
1916 96 — 96 #704
1915 113 — 113 #618
1914 77 — 77 #663
1913 52 — 52 #726
1912 49 — 49 #719
1911 32 — 32 #770
1910 26 — 26 #848
1909 26 — 26 #799
1908 27 — 27 #750
1907 22 — 22 #803
1906 14 — 14 #1,010
1905 24 — 24 #748
1904 22 — 22 #759
1903 17 — 17 #844
1902 6 — 6 #1,605
1901 19 — 19 #757
1900 19 — 19 #865
1899 17 — 17 #804
1898 10 — 10 #1,113
1897 13 — 13 #909
1896 10 — 10 #1,061
1895 15 — 15 #831
1894 9 — 9 #1,072
1893 9 — 9 #1,034
1892 20 — 20 #653
1891 10 — 10 #911
1890 11 — 11 #836
1889 13 — 13 #741
1888 15 — 15 #678
1886 8 — 8 #850
1885 7 — 7 #860
1884 6 — 6 #950
1881 9 — 9 #606
1880 6 — 6 #790