How Many People Are Named Jannette?
An estimated 3,748 people in the United States have the first name Jannette. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 53 years old, and Jannette peaked in popularity in 1960 with 120 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jannette 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 Jannette paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,748
About 1 in 91,450 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
53
years old
Peak Year
1960
120 births
Total Registered
5,219
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jannette
Jannette is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 5,219 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Jannette as a female name
Ranked #16,313 in 2022
5 female births in 2022
Peak: 1960 (120 births)
Jannette: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jannette span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 961 babies were registered. Jannette has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jannette by Decade
How has Jannette 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.
Jannette by State
Birth registrations for Jannette span all 21 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Virginia, Louisiana, Utah. On average, about 109 Jannettes were registered per state.
Jannette + Last Name Combinations
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Jannette: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jannette?
We estimate approximately 3,748 people named Jannette 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 91,450 Americans share this first name.
Is Jannette a common name?
Jannette is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,219 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jannette most popular?
Jannette reached peak popularity in 1960, when 120 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jannette is approximately 53 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jannette a female name?
Jannette is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jannette Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jannette Smith, Jannette Johnson, Jannette 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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