Jannette Girl
How popular is Jannette?
Peaked in 1960
No babies were recorded with the name Jannette in 2025. It was most used in 1960, when 121 girls got the name.
4,123living people named Jannette (est.)
57median age of people named Jannette
5,219babies named Jannette since 1880
Jannette popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 0 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-100% babies vs 2015) |
| Peak year | 1960 (121 girls) |
| Highest rank | #890 in 1951 |
| First recorded | 1894 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
Jannette counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Janet family of names ranked #1,641 for girls in 2025 (#1,423 the year before), with 93 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Jannette by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 5 | #1,484 |
| 1900s | 5 | #1,951 |
| 1910s | 100 | #1,740 |
| 1920s | 157 | #1,723 |
| 1930s | 346 | #960 |
| 1940s | 656 | #950 |
| 1950s | 960 | #890 |
| 1960s | 907 | #969 |
| 1970s | 650 | #1,286 |
| 1980s | 619 | #1,618 |
| 1990s | 487 | #1,511 |
| 2000s | 229 | #3,885 |
| 2010s | 93 | #8,131 |
| 2020s | 5 | #15,301 |
Questions
- Is Jannette a boy or girl name?
- Jannette is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Jannette were girls.
- How popular is the name Jannette?
- No babies were recorded with the name Jannette in 2025. It was most used in 1960, when 121 girls got the name.
- When was Jannette most popular?
- Jannette peaked in 1960, when 121 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #890 in 1951.
- How many people are named Jannette?
- 5,219 babies have been named Jannette in the US since 1880. We estimate about 4,123 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 57.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.