Feminine dossier · first seen 1880
Janet
Endangered
Down 99.7% from peak
Peak era
1954
Peak births
18,477
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Boomer
Quick answers about Janet
How many people are named Janet?
An estimated 274,199 living Americans are named Janet.
How rare is Janet?
Janet is uncommon among babies today, with 61 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 99.7% from its 1954 peak.
How old is the typical Janet?
The median age of a living American named Janet is approximately 68 years, with most bearers falling between 60 and 74 years old.
Is Janet still popular?
No. Janet is endangered as a baby name, down 99.7% from its 1954 peak with 61 births in 2025.
Where is Janet most common?
Janet has its strongest geographic signal in Hawaii, where it appears 3.2× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19542025
Peak year
1954
Decline from peak
99.7%
2025
61
All-time
556,776
Where it lives now
Janet is most concentrated in California — about 3.0× the national rate in the 1990s.
States where Janet is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.