Janette

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: Dutch

Janette first appears in the data in 1952 and has been recorded in 12 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1960 with 165 babies (rank #72 that year). It was not in the 2025 data.

Numerology of Janette

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

3Destiny numberThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
11Soul urgeThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
1PersonalityThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,516

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

165

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Janette

Janette Husárovátennis player · b. 1974

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1952	126	#66
1953	152	#58
1954	157	#58
1955	125	#67
1956	139	#63
1957	125	#70
1958	116	#70
1959	106	#78
1960	165	#72
1961	152	#79
1962	119	#86
1966	34	#115