Is Janette a boy or girl name?
Janette is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 28 girls and 0 boys were named Janette, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 32,189 US babies named Janette were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #4,804
- Babies named Janette since 1880
- 32,189
- Most popular year
- 1953
- 699 babies
Boys and girls named Janette, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 64 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 124 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 196 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 805 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 1,611 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 2,723 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 3,618 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 6,097 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 5,221 | 100% |
| 1970s | 7 | 3,547 | 99.8% |
| 1980s | 30 | 3,196 | 99.1% |
| 1990s | 5 | 2,657 | 99.8% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,494 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 626 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 168 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,804 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 41 | #3,728 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,320 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,835 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,809 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 35 | #4,103 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 43 | #3,582 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 46 | #3,409 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 54 | #3,079 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 53 | #3,152 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,861 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 72 | #2,493 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 78 | #2,383 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 83 | #2,264 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 102 | #1,965 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 85 | #2,296 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,869 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 132 | #1,674 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 134 | #1,600 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 139 | #1,501 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 160 | #1,333 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 168 | #1,252 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 174 | #1,181 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 200 | #1,064 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 188 | #1,095 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 227 | #929 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 214 | #959 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 220 | #913 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 230 | #864 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 211 | #898 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 262 | #778 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 301 | #710 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 316 | #686 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 321 | #672 |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,682 | 355 | #633 |
| 1989 | 5 | #8,437 | 347 | #613 |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,774 | 315 | #631 |
| 1987 | 5 | #7,453 | 312 | #620 |
| 1986 | 10 | #4,270 | 325 | #593 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 280 | #653 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 263 | #663 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 325 | #559 |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,781 | 385 | #518 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 330 | #564 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 314 | #589 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 325 | #565 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 299 | #575 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 328 | #544 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 313 | #550 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 359 | #500 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 341 | #509 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 359 | #490 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 363 | #491 |
| 1971 | 7 | #4,148 | 424 | #471 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 436 | #471 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 479 | #441 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 451 | #452 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 453 | #443 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 501 | #417 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 484 | #427 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 586 | #403 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 541 | #414 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 589 | #391 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 577 | #405 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 560 | #404 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 536 | #408 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 547 | #391 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 642 | #358 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 618 | #350 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 666 | #330 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 694 | #319 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 699 | #310 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 545 | #351 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 599 | #324 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 551 | #326 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 502 | #346 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 415 | #390 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 412 | #394 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 382 | #388 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 301 | #413 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 315 | #402 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 343 | #395 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 343 | #385 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 287 | #402 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 318 | #369 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 308 | #376 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 309 | #376 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 296 | #375 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 281 | #380 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 262 | #399 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 278 | #384 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 288 | #379 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 256 | #408 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 250 | #409 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 195 | #480 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 163 | #531 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 151 | #575 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 171 | #542 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 167 | #542 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 183 | #527 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 158 | #585 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 148 | #597 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 168 | #549 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 160 | #568 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 142 | #603 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 122 | #632 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 139 | #604 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 99 | #692 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 96 | #703 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 113 | #617 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 77 | #663 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 52 | #727 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 49 | #719 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 32 | #771 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 26 | #850 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 26 | #804 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 27 | #751 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 22 | #806 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 14 | #1,021 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 24 | #750 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 22 | #764 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 17 | #847 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,693 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 19 | #753 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 19 | #873 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 17 | #799 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,141 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 13 | #914 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,082 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 15 | #843 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,102 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,047 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 20 | #651 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 10 | #915 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 11 | #852 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 13 | #740 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 15 | #676 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 8 | #861 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 7 | #874 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 6 | #971 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 9 | #602 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 6 | #790 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Janette reached #4,148 in 1971. As a girl name, it reached #310 in 1953. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Janette
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.