Janetta
Janetta is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Janetta Rebold Benton, American art historian Janetta Douglas, née Smith, MBE, Papua New Guinean charity worker Janetta Gillespie (1876–1956), Scottish artist Janetta Johnson, African-American transgender rights activist Janetta McStay CBE (1917–2012), New Zealand concert pianist and music professor Lavinia Janetta Horton de Serres…
Meaning & Origin of Janetta
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Janetta is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Janetta Rebold Benton, American art historian Janetta Douglas, née Smith, MBE, Papua New Guinean charity worker Janetta Gillespie (1876–1956), Scottish artist Janetta Johnson, African-American transgender rights activist Janetta McStay CBE (1917–2012), New Zealand concert pianist and music professor Lavinia Janetta Horton de Serres…
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The Story of Janetta
Janetta first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1895, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1954, when 70 Janettas were born — ranking #1,197 that year. As of 2026, Janetta ranks #12,120 for baby girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 3K Janettas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
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About the name Janetta
Janetta is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1895 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Janetta's peak popularity came in 1954 when it ranked #1,197. Use the chart and map above to compare Janetta's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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