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 Жанет, Circassian Джэнэт, 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 — 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 — 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