How Many People Are Named Janetta?
An estimated 2,222 people in the United States have the first name Janetta. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 53 years old, and Janetta peaked in popularity in 1954 with 70 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Janetta as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Janetta paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,222
About 1 in 154,255 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
53
years old
Peak Year
1954
70 births
Total Registered
3,321
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Janetta
Janetta is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,321 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Janetta as a female name
Ranked #12,660 in 2024
7 female births in 2024
Peak: 1954 (70 births)
Janetta: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Janetta span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 573 babies were registered. Janetta has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Janetta by Decade
How has Janetta tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Janetta by State
Birth registrations for Janetta span all 15 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Oklahoma, Texas. The lowest are in Virginia, North Carolina, Missouri. On average, about 39 Janettas were registered per state.
Janetta + Last Name Combinations
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Janetta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Janetta?
We estimate approximately 2,222 people named Janetta are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 154,255 Americans share this first name.
Is Janetta a common name?
Janetta is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,321 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Janetta most popular?
Janetta reached peak popularity in 1954, when 70 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Janetta is approximately 53 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Janetta a female name?
Janetta is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Janetta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Janetta Smith, Janetta Johnson, Janetta Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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