Janit

JA-niht /ˈdʒænɪt/
girl 2 syllables fading

Janit is a very rare variant of Janet that was most common in the 1950s and has all but disappeared.

Janit is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1970. Janit was first reported in SSA data in 1939 and peaked in 1950 (10 births).

About the name Janit

PronunciationJA-niht /ˈdʒænɪt/
10peak births 1950
1939first in SSA data

Names similar to Janit

JanetJaunitaJanettJannetJanetteJanettaJannettJaniceJanisseJanita

How popular is Janit?

Girls named Janit
19391940194519501955196019651970
Girls named Janit per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1939–1970 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1970) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Janit total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19705—#8,490
19599—#4,435
19585—#6,472
19575—#6,479
19566—#5,557
19557—#4,916
19548—#4,427
19529—#3,946
195010—#3,529
19496—#4,924
19458—#3,506
19437—#3,975
19428—#3,558
19416—#4,169
19395—#4,542
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