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Janet Name Origin: Scottish
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Pronunciation: j(a)-net
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Infographic of Janet name meaning, which is “The gracious gift of God.” A diminutive form of Joanna, the feminine form of John.
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Janet Name Popularity
How popular is the name Janet? Here’s everything we know.
| Year |
Rank |
# Births |
% Births |
| 1910 |
225 |
240 |
0.0682% |
| 1911 |
192 |
327 |
0.0878% |
| 1912 |
182 |
494 |
0.098% |
| 1913 |
163 |
669 |
0.118% |
| 1914 |
167 |
832 |
0.1194% |
| 1915 |
159 |
1,135 |
0.1249% |
| 1916 |
142 |
1,430 |
0.148% |
| 1917 |
136 |
1,575 |
0.1574% |
| 1918 |
128 |
1,805 |
0.1682% |
| 1919 |
126 |
1,853 |
0.177% |
| 1920 |
125 |
2,041 |
0.1836% |
| 1921 |
124 |
2,108 |
0.1841% |
| 1922 |
127 |
1,999 |
0.1794% |
| 1923 |
121 |
2,198 |
0.1962% |
| 1924 |
118 |
2,276 |
0.196% |
| 1925 |
110 |
2,415 |
0.2137% |
| 1926 |
110 |
2,448 |
0.2226% |
| 1927 |
109 |
2,534 |
0.2289% |
| 1928 |
95 |
2,775 |
0.2594% |
| 1929 |
82 |
3,044 |
0.2939% |
| 1930 |
53 |
4,596 |
0.44% |
| 1931 |
45 |
4,939 |
0.5004% |
| 1932 |
35 |
5,783 |
0.5853% |
| 1933 |
25 |
7,338 |
0.7876% |
| 1934 |
21 |
8,068 |
0.8346% |
| 1935 |
22 |
7,851 |
0.8079% |
| 1936 |
21 |
8,074 |
0.8382% |
| 1937 |
18 |
9,361 |
0.95% |
| 1938 |
16 |
9,866 |
0.9637% |
| 1939 |
17 |
10,114 |
0.9943% |
| 1940 |
19 |
10,100 |
0.9502% |
| 1941 |
18 |
11,136 |
0.9894% |
| 1942 |
19 |
13,060 |
1.0342% |
| 1943 |
20 |
13,312 |
1.0197% |
| 1944 |
21 |
12,591 |
1.0159% |
| 1945 |
21 |
12,325 |
1.0106% |
| 1946 |
21 |
14,142 |
0.9584% |
| 1947 |
23 |
15,235 |
0.9127% |
| 1948 |
24 |
13,979 |
0.8757% |
| 1949 |
23 |
14,856 |
0.9235% |
| 1950 |
18 |
16,194 |
1.0058% |
| 1951 |
19 |
16,948 |
0.9996% |
| 1952 |
19 |
17,927 |
1.027% |
| 1953 |
19 |
17,768 |
1.0039% |
| 1954 |
19 |
18,466 |
1.0102% |
| 1955 |
20 |
17,914 |
0.9739% |
| 1956 |
21 |
16,763 |
0.8875% |
| 1957 |
23 |
15,748 |
0.8184% |
| 1958 |
28 |
14,817 |
0.784% |
| 1959 |
28 |
14,960 |
0.7874% |
| 1960 |
32 |
14,251 |
0.7521% |
| 1961 |
32 |
13,928 |
0.7377% |
| 1962 |
35 |
12,254 |
0.6675% |
| 1963 |
40 |
10,667 |
0.5942% |
| 1964 |
48 |
9,255 |
0.5258% |
| 1965 |
55 |
7,658 |
0.4683% |
| 1966 |
57 |
6,433 |
0.412% |
| 1967 |
61 |
5,652 |
0.3724% |
| 1968 |
73 |
4,834 |
0.3219% |
| 1969 |
83 |
4,383 |
0.2845% |
| 1970 |
96 |
4,158 |
0.2613% |
| 1971 |
112 |
3,390 |
0.2256% |
| 1972 |
111 |
2,942 |
0.216% |
| 1973 |
119 |
2,508 |
0.1935% |
| 1974 |
130 |
2,174 |
0.1673% |
| 1975 |
140 |
1,938 |
0.1508% |
| 1976 |
142 |
1,866 |
0.1448% |
| 1977 |
147 |
1,932 |
0.1433% |
| 1978 |
157 |
1,716 |
0.1276% |
| 1979 |
160 |
1,735 |
0.123% |
| 1980 |
173 |
1,587 |
0.1085% |
| 1981 |
177 |
1,538 |
0.1046% |
| 1982 |
182 |
1,485 |
0.0994% |
| 1983 |
190 |
1,374 |
0.0931% |
| 1984 |
207 |
1,241 |
0.0834% |
| 1985 |
210 |
1,199 |
0.079% |
| 1986 |
213 |
1,213 |
0.0804% |
| 1987 |
204 |
1,280 |
0.0839% |
| 1988 |
224 |
1,142 |
0.0733% |
| 1989 |
229 |
1,176 |
0.0729% |
| 1990 |
224 |
1,244 |
0.0751% |
| 1991 |
238 |
1,136 |
0.0697% |
| 1992 |
232 |
1,166 |
0.0731% |
| 1993 |
262 |
1,028 |
0.0659% |
| 1994 |
277 |
982 |
0.064% |
| 1995 |
306 |
877 |
0.0582% |
| 1996 |
340 |
785 |
0.0524% |
| 1997 |
369 |
708 |
0.0479% |
| 1998 |
372 |
726 |
0.0485% |
| 1999 |
427 |
607 |
0.0405% |
| 2000 |
421 |
635 |
0.0416% |
| 2001 |
415 |
658 |
0.0437% |
| 2002 |
453 |
593 |
0.0396% |
| 2003 |
501 |
531 |
0.0349% |
| 2004 |
444 |
649 |
0.0426% |
| 2005 |
561 |
465 |
0.0304% |
| 2006 |
570 |
474 |
0.0303% |
| 2007 |
669 |
389 |
0.0247% |
| 2008 |
711 |
367 |
0.0237% |
| 2009 |
784 |
307 |
0.0205% |
| 2010 |
870 |
249 |
0.0173% |
| 2011 |
922 |
220 |
0.0154% |
| 2012 |
1,106 |
160 |
0.0112% |
| 2013 |
1,151 |
139 |
0.0098% |
| 2014 |
1,312 |
104 |
0.0071% |
| 2015 |
1,323 |
102 |
0.007% |
| 2016 |
1,308 |
103 |
0.0071% |
| 2017 |
1,246 |
108 |
0.0077% |
| 2018 |
1,245 |
105 |
0.0076% |
| 2019 |
1,456 |
73 |
0.0054% |
District of Columbia (DC)
Data via SSA.gov.
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| Name |
Meaning |
Origin |
Popularity |
Other Gender |
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Anet
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He (God) has favored me
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Hebrew
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Annet
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He (God) has favored me
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Hebrew
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Jandy
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God is gracious
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Hebrew
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Janita
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God is gracious
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Spanish
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Junot
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Queen of heaven
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Latin
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Waneta
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Pale-skinned
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English
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Wyanet
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Beautiful
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Native American
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| Name |
Meaning |
Origin |
Popularity |
Other Gender |
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Anjanette
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American
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Jan
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God is gracious
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Hebrew
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Jennie
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A variant spelling of Jenny.
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English
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Jessie
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He sees
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Hebrew
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Sinead
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God is gracious
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Irish
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