Janette is an established variant of Janet that peaked in 1953 and has since faded.
Janette is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #5,150 for girl births in the United States (and #8,935 across all names), given to 25 babies. Janette was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1953 (699 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | 25 | #5,150 | — |
| 2024 | 28 | 28 | #4,818 | — |
| 2023 | 41 | 41 | #3,734 | — |
| 2022 | 33 | 33 | #4,322 | — |
| 2021 | 39 | 39 | #3,839 | — |
| 2020 | 27 | 27 | #4,811 | — |
| 2019 | 35 | 35 | #4,104 | — |
| 2018 | 43 | 43 | #3,583 | — |
| 2017 | 46 | 46 | #3,410 | — |
| 2016 | 54 | 54 | #3,079 | — |
| 2015 | 53 | 53 | #3,155 | — |
| 2014 | 60 | 60 | #2,861 | — |
| 2013 | 72 | 72 | #2,494 | — |
| 2012 | 78 | 78 | #2,383 | — |
| 2011 | 83 | 83 | #2,265 | — |
| 2010 | 102 | 102 | #1,967 | — |
| 2009 | 85 | 85 | #2,296 | — |
| 2008 | 114 | 114 | #1,869 | — |
| 2007 | 132 | 132 | #1,674 | — |
| 2006 | 134 | 134 | #1,601 | — |
| 2005 | 139 | 139 | #1,501 | — |
| 2004 | 160 | 160 | #1,333 | — |
| 2003 | 168 | 168 | #1,252 | — |
| 2002 | 174 | 174 | #1,182 | — |
| 2001 | 200 | 200 | #1,064 | — |
| 2000 | 188 | 188 | #1,095 | — |
| 1999 | 227 | 232 | #929 | — |
| 1998 | 214 | 214 | #959 | — |
| 1997 | 220 | — | #913 | — |
| 1996 | 230 | — | #864 | — |
| 1995 | 211 | — | #898 | — |
| 1994 | 262 | — | #778 | — |
| 1993 | 301 | — | #710 | — |
| 1992 | 316 | — | #686 | — |
| 1991 | 321 | — | #672 | — |
| 1990 | 360 | — | #633 | #8,685 |
| 1989 | 352 | — | #613 | #8,437 |
| 1988 | 320 | — | #631 | #7,777 |
| 1987 | 317 | — | #620 | #7,452 |
| 1986 | 335 | — | #593 | #4,270 |
| 1985 | 280 | — | #653 | — |
| 1984 | 263 | — | #663 | — |
| 1983 | 325 | — | #559 | — |
| 1982 | 390 | — | #518 | #6,780 |
| 1981 | 330 | — | #564 | — |
| 1980 | 314 | — | #589 | — |
| 1979 | 325 | — | #565 | — |
| 1978 | 299 | — | #575 | — |
| 1977 | 328 | — | #544 | — |
| 1976 | 313 | — | #550 | — |
| 1975 | 359 | — | #500 | — |
| 1974 | 341 | — | #509 | — |
| 1973 | 359 | — | #490 | — |
| 1972 | 363 | — | #491 | — |
| 1971 | 431 | — | #471 | #4,148 |
| 1970 | 436 | — | #471 | — |
| 1969 | 479 | — | #441 | — |
| 1968 | 451 | — | #452 | — |
| 1967 | 453 | — | #443 | — |
| 1966 | 501 | — | #417 | — |
| 1965 | 484 | — | #427 | — |
| 1964 | 586 | — | #403 | — |
| 1963 | 541 | — | #414 | — |
| 1962 | 589 | — | #391 | — |
| 1961 | 577 | — | #405 | — |
| 1960 | 560 | — | #404 | — |
| 1959 | 536 | — | #408 | — |
| 1958 | 547 | — | #391 | — |
| 1957 | 642 | — | #358 | — |
| 1956 | 618 | — | #350 | — |
| 1955 | 665 | — | #330 | — |
| 1954 | 695 | — | #319 | — |
| 1953 | 699 | — | #310 | — |
| 1952 | 545 | — | #351 | — |
| 1951 | 599 | — | #324 | — |
| 1950 | 551 | — | #326 | — |
| 1949 | 502 | — | #346 | — |
| 1948 | 415 | — | #390 | — |
| 1947 | 412 | — | #394 | — |
| 1946 | 382 | — | #388 | — |
| 1945 | 301 | — | #412 | — |
| 1944 | 315 | — | #402 | — |
| 1943 | 343 | — | #395 | — |
| 1942 | 343 | — | #385 | — |
| 1941 | 287 | — | #402 | — |
| 1940 | 318 | — | #369 | — |
| 1939 | 308 | — | #376 | — |
| 1938 | 309 | — | #376 | — |
| 1937 | 296 | — | #375 | — |
| 1936 | 281 | — | #380 | — |
| 1935 | 262 | — | #399 | — |
| 1934 | 278 | — | #384 | — |
| 1933 | 288 | — | #379 | — |
| 1932 | 256 | — | #408 | — |
| 1931 | 250 | — | #409 | — |
| 1930 | 195 | — | #480 | — |
| 1929 | 163 | — | #531 | — |
| 1928 | 151 | — | #575 | — |
| 1927 | 171 | — | #542 | — |
| 1926 | 167 | — | #542 | — |
| 1925 | 183 | — | #527 | — |
| 1924 | 158 | — | #585 | — |
| 1923 | 148 | — | #597 | — |
| 1922 | 168 | — | #549 | — |
| 1921 | 160 | — | #568 | — |
| 1920 | 142 | — | #603 | — |
| 1919 | 122 | — | #632 | — |
| 1918 | 139 | — | #604 | — |
| 1917 | 99 | — | #692 | — |
| 1916 | 96 | — | #703 | — |
| 1915 | 113 | — | #617 | — |
| 1914 | 77 | — | #663 | — |
| 1913 | 52 | — | #727 | — |
| 1912 | 49 | — | #719 | — |
| 1911 | 32 | — | #771 | — |
| 1910 | 26 | — | #850 | — |
| 1909 | 26 | — | #804 | — |
| 1908 | 27 | — | #751 | — |
| 1907 | 22 | — | #806 | — |
| 1906 | 14 | — | #1,021 | — |
| 1905 | 24 | — | #750 | — |
| 1904 | 22 | — | #764 | — |
| 1903 | 17 | — | #847 | — |
| 1902 | 6 | — | #1,693 | — |
| 1901 | 19 | — | #753 | — |
| 1900 | 19 | — | #873 | — |
| 1899 | 17 | — | #799 | — |
| 1898 | 10 | — | #1,141 | — |
| 1897 | 13 | — | #914 | — |
| 1896 | 10 | — | #1,082 | — |
| 1895 | 15 | — | #843 | — |
| 1894 | 9 | — | #1,102 | — |
| 1893 | 9 | — | #1,047 | — |
| 1892 | 20 | — | #651 | — |
| 1891 | 10 | — | #915 | — |
| 1890 | 11 | — | #852 | — |
| 1889 | 13 | — | #740 | — |
| 1888 | 15 | — | #676 | — |
| 1886 | 8 | — | #861 | — |
| 1885 | 7 | — | #874 | — |
| 1884 | 6 | — | #971 | — |
| 1881 | 9 | — | #602 | — |
| 1880 | 6 | — | #790 | — |