Janeth
Janeth was the 4399th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 32 babies. Its best year was 2002, when it ranked 1200th; the most babies were born in 2003 (175). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,255 places. More babies were named Janeth in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,399 girls, down 1,040 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 32girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2003175 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,792babies recorded
Janeth popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,399 | 32 |
| 2020 | #3,359 | 46 |
| 2010 | #2,304 | 83 |
| 2000 | #1,438 | 128 |
| 1990 | #1,709 | 86 |
| 1980 | #4,398 | 17 |
| 1970 | #4,598 | 12 |
| 1960 | #4,589 | 9 |
| 1950 | #1,932 | 25 |
| 1940 | #1,997 | 17 |
| 1930 | #1,904 | 19 |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Janeth, counting every spelling?
Janeth is the most common spelling of a name family that had 32 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 32 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Janeth | 32 | #4,399 | 271 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Janeth?
32 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Janeth (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Janeth born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 261 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Janeth.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Janeth?
About 4,300 people born in the US named Janeth are alive today, with a median age of 23; half are between 16 and 33. That makes Janeth mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Janeth by state
How common Janeth was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (2.4×), Texas (1.7×). In 48 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Janeth: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Janeth, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Janeth
How popular is the name Janeth?
Janeth was the 4399th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 32 babies. Its best year was 2002, when it ranked 1200th; the most babies were born in 2003 (175). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,255 places. More babies were named Janeth in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Janeth a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Janeth in the US.
Where is Janeth most popular?
In 2021–2025, Janeth was most common in California (0.08 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Florida.