Janet

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Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: English

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 ะ–ะฐะฝะตั‚, Circassian ะ”ะถัะฝัั‚, and Hungarian Zsanett.

From Wikipedia

Janet first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1991 with 82 babies (rank #348 that year). In 2024 it was given to 6 girls (rank #3,211). 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 โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

818
Total babies (all years)
34
Years in the data
82
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
199182#348
199261#442
199352#502
199446#497
199560#458
199640#584
199735#645
199829#745
199927#788
200031#694
200120#978
200227#806
200320#1,010
200420#1,054
200521#1,050
200623#1,008
200712#1,689
200812#1,744
200914#1,590
201016#1,471
201114#1,589
201212#1,802
201320#1,208
201411#1,909
201523#1,087
201612#1,797
20179#2,281
201816#1,444
201914#1,642
20208#2,467
20218#2,507
20228#2,427
20239#2,307
20246#3,211