Meaning and history
Medieval diminutive of Jane. This was a popular name throughout the English-speaking world in the 20th century, especially the 1930s to the 60s. Its popularity has since faded.
20062006: 523 births, rank #561
2007: 449 births, rank #658
2008: 415 births, rank #717
2009: 353 births, rank #804
2010: 298 births, rank #889
20112011: 269 births, rank #952
2012: 212 births, rank #1,158
2013: 189 births, rank #1,260
2014: 168 births, rank #1,376
2015: 155 births, rank #1,477
20162016: 162 births, rank #1,425
2017: 171 births, rank #1,353
2018: 159 births, rank #1,406
2019: 123 births, rank #1,700
2020: 93 births, rank #2,005
20212021: 92 births, rank #2,071
2022: 104 births, rank #1,918
2023: 97 births, rank #2,020
2024: 74 births, rank #2,434
20252025: 61 births, rank #2,778
Janet moved from #890 to #953 for girls between 2010 and 2011. Its highest annual birth count came in 1954, with 18,477 births.