How Many People Are Named Janette?
An estimated 21,772 people in the United States have the first name Janette. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 53 years old, and Janette peaked in popularity in 1953 with 699 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Janette 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 Janette paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
21,772
About 1 in 15,743 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
53
years old
Peak Year
1953
699 births
Total Registered
32,189
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Janette
Janette is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 32,189 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Janette as a male name
Ranked #8,682 in 1990
5 male births in 1990
Peak: 1986 (10 births)
Janette as a female name
Ranked #4,804 in 2024
28 female births in 2024
Peak: 1953 (699 births)
Janette: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Janette span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 6,097 babies were registered. Janette has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Janette by Decade
How has Janette 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.
Janette by State
Birth registrations for Janette span all 45 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in New Hampshire, Hawaii, North Dakota. On average, about 598 Janettes were registered per state.
Janette + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Janette as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Janette: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Janette?
We estimate approximately 21,772 people named Janette 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 15,743 Americans share this first name.
Is Janette a common name?
Janette is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 32,189 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Janette most popular?
Janette reached peak popularity in 1953, when 699 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Janette is approximately 53 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Janette a female name?
Janette is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Janette Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Janette Smith, Janette Johnson, Janette 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 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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