Janet

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Janet is a feminine given name meaning "God is gracious" or "gift from God". It is the feminine form of John. It is a variation of the French proper noun Jeannette, Spanish proper noun Juanita, Russian Жанет, Circassian Джэнэт, and Hungarian Zsanett.

From Wikipedia

Janet first appears in the data in 1952 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1960 with 294 babies (rank #48 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Janet

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Janet yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
8PersonalityThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

3,226

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

294

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Janet

Janet Jacksonrecording artist · b. 1966
Janet Yellenfinance minister · b. 1946
Janet Gaynorfilm actor · b. 1906
Janet Leighfilm actor · b. 1927
Janet McTeerfilm actor · b. 1961

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1952	255	#36
1953	270	#36
1954	220	#42
1955	238	#38
1956	214	#42
1957	202	#47
1958	169	#55
1959	162	#56
1960	294	#48
1961	262	#57
1962	246	#58
1963	229	#59
1964	181	#63
1965	149	#76
1966	40	#111
1967	48	#107
1968	42	#116
2014	1	#1,708
2015	2	#678
2016	1	#1,702
2017	1	#1,697