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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Janetta

Janetta was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1935, when it ranked 1063rd; the most babies were born in 1954 (70). More babies were named Janetta in the 1950s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
Peak year
195470 babies
Total since 1880
3,321babies recorded

Janetta popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010#14,1007
2000#6,61716
1990#3,18335
1980#2,16547
1970#1,96643
1960#1,36965
1950#1,48339
1940#1,28234
1930#1,90519
1920#1,92021
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Janetta, counting every spelling?

Janetta has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Janetta?

About 2,400 people born in the US named Janetta are alive today, with a median age of 56; half are between 41 and 69. That makes Janetta a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Janetta by state

How common Janetta was among girls born in each state in 1952–1956, around its peak. In 42 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesIL0.01Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesIN0.03Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesPA0.02New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesCA0.04Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesKY0.04West Virginia: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesWV0.05Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesOK0.09Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesAL0.06Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesTX0.04Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Janetta, girls, 1952–1956. Darker means more common.

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Questions about the name Janetta

How popular is the name Janetta?

Janetta was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1935, when it ranked 1063rd; the most babies were born in 1954 (70). More babies were named Janetta in the 1950s than in any other decade.

Is Janetta a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Janetta in the US.

Where was Janetta most popular?

In 1952–1956, Janetta was most common in Oklahoma (0.09 per 1,000 girls), followed by Alabama and West Virginia.