Janette
Janette is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Janette
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Janette is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Janette
The earliest SSA record of Janette as a baby girl name dates back to 1880, when 6 babies received it. 1953 was its biggest year on record, with 699 newborns named Janette — #310 in the national rankings. As of 2026, Janette ranks #4,279 for baby girls with 33 births, gradually falling (-12%). All told, over 32K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Janette
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About the name Janette
Janette is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 32K births in the dataset. Janette's peak popularity came in 1953 when it ranked #310. Use the chart and map above to compare Janette'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.