Janett
Janett was the 12452nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1941, when it ranked 1057th; the most babies were born in 1991 (71). Over the last ten years it has moved down 144 places. More babies were named Janett in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Janet) pet form of Jane · English, Scottish, Hebrew
- Rank in 2025
- #12,452 girls
- Babies in 2025
- 7girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 199171 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,542babies recorded
What does the name Janett mean?
Janett is a spelling of Janet, pronounced the same way, so it shares Janet's meaning and origin.
Janet is a pet form of Jane, made with the diminutive -et, as Wiktionary notes, and it was chiefly Scottish until the 19th century. Jane comes through Old French Jehanne from Latin Johanna, the feminine of Johannes (John), from Hebrew Yoḥanan 'YHWH is gracious'. Janet became a very common American girls' name in the mid-20th century.
Jane (English, “from Johanna”)יוֹחָנָן (Yoḥanan) (Biblical Hebrew, “YHWH is gracious”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Jane, Janette, Jeanette, Jan, Janie.
See also: Hebrew names, names that mean God, names that mean grace.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Janet', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Joan', DMNES (Durham University)
Janett popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,452 | 7 |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2010 | #5,312 | 26 |
| 2000 | #4,111 | 30 |
| 1990 | #2,448 | 50 |
| 1980 | #3,253 | 26 |
| 1970 | #3,355 | 19 |
| 1960 | #1,511 | 54 |
| 1950 | #1,279 | 52 |
| 1940 | #1,562 | 25 |
| 1930 | #2,249 | 15 |
| 1920 | #2,316 | 16 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Janett, counting every spelling?
Janett is a spelling of Janet, a name family that had 68 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 68 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Janet | 61 | #2,791 | 428 |
| Janett | 7 | #12,452 | 27 |
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 Janett?
7 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Janett (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Janett 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 1,224 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Janett.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Janett?
About 2,700 people born in the US named Janett are alive today, with a median age of 47; half are between 32 and 69. That makes Janett mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Janett: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Janett, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Janett
What does Janett mean?
Janett is a spelling of Janet, which means “pet form of Jane” (English, Scottish, Hebrew origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Janett?
Janett was the 12452nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1941, when it ranked 1057th; the most babies were born in 1991 (71). Over the last ten years it has moved down 144 places. More babies were named Janett in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Is Janett a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Janett in the US.