Girls name
Janet
Janet is a girls' name given to 551,296 girls in the United States since 1910, peaking in 1954 with 18,477 births. It has appeared in 51 states, and reached its highest rank of 6th among girls names in Hawaii in 1934.
Which states favor Janet
Janet by state
Top states by all-time births named Janet. States with a full trend page are linked; the rest show all-time totals from the same SSA data.
| Rank | State | All-time births | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | 47,963 | #2229 (2025) |
| 2 | California | 44,840 | #2371 (2025) |
| 3 | Pennsylvania | 42,597 | #1189 (2017) |
| 4 | Illinois | 36,669 | #1516 (2024) |
| 5 | Ohio | 36,519 | #1209 (2019) |
| 6 | Michigan | 29,164 | #1403 (2016) |
| 7 | Texas | 20,749 | #3081 (2025) |
| 8 | Massachusetts | 19,583 | #777 (2010) |
| 9 | Indiana | 18,927 | #880 (2022) |
| 10 | New Jersey | 18,254 | #1258 (2015) |
| 11 | Missouri | 15,949 | #865 (2011) |
| 12 | Wisconsin | 14,236 | #574 (2009) |
| 13 | Minnesota | 12,721 | #528 (2010) |
| 14 | Iowa | 11,754 | #510 (2007) |
| 15 | North Carolina | 11,651 | #1508 (2018) |
| 16 | Virginia | 10,333 | #1227 (2011) |
| 17 | Washington | 9,696 | #790 (2019) |
| 18 | Kentucky | 9,441 | #540 (2002) |
| 19 | Florida | 8,914 | #2273 (2022) |
| 20 | Georgia | 8,319 | #1222 (2018) |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain).