How Many People Are Named Jannet?
An estimated 2,029 people in the United States have the first name Jannet. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 38 years old, and Jannet peaked in popularity in 1990 with 84 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jannet 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 Jannet paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,029
About 1 in 168,928 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
1990
84 births
Total Registered
2,318
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jannet
Jannet is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,318 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Jannet as a female name
Ranked #16,241 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 1990 (84 births)
Jannet: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jannet span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 581 babies were registered. Jannet has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jannet by Decade
How has Jannet 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.
Jannet by State
Birth registrations for Jannet span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Florida, Illinois, New York. On average, about 229 Jannets were registered per state.
Jannet + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jannet as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Jannet: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jannet?
We estimate approximately 2,029 people named Jannet 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 168,928 Americans share this first name.
Is Jannet a common name?
Jannet is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,318 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jannet most popular?
Jannet reached peak popularity in 1990, when 84 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jannet is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jannet a female name?
Jannet is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jannet Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jannet Smith, Jannet Johnson, Jannet 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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