The baby name Janet appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2024. It was most popular in 1952 with 24,182 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Janet has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 282 |
| 1911 | 406 |
| 1912 | 568 |
| 1913 | 806 |
| 1914 | 988 |
| 1915 | 1,333 |
| 1916 | 1,740 |
| 1917 | 1,899 |
| 1918 | 2,196 |
| 1919 | 2,192 |
| 1920 | 2,431 |
| 1921 | 2,506 |
| 1922 | 2,066 |
| 1923 | 2,832 |
| 1924 | 3,107 |
| 1925 | 3,356 |
| 1926 | 3,440 |
| 1927 | 3,533 |
| 1928 | 3,825 |
| 1929 | 4,189 |
| 1930 | 6,374 |
| 1931 | 6,148 |
| 1932 | 7,292 |
| 1932 | 5 |
| 1933 | 9,364 |
| 1934 | 9,743 |
| 1935 | 9,724 |
| 1936 | 9,885 |
| 1937 | 11,509 |
| 1937 | 5 |
| 1938 | 12,042 |
| 1938 | 16 |
| 1939 | 12,019 |
| 1939 | 5 |
| 1940 | 12,113 |
| 1941 | 13,061 |
| 1942 | 15,166 |
| 1943 | 16,378 |
| 1943 | 6 |
| 1944 | 14,543 |
| 1944 | 5 |
| 1945 | 14,113 |
| 1946 | 16,342 |
| 1947 | 18,595 |
| 1947 | 5 |
| 1948 | 17,326 |
| 1949 | 18,167 |
| 1949 | 10 |
| 1950 | 20,947 |
| 1950 | 10 |
| 1951 | 22,454 |
| 1952 | 24,182 |
| 1953 | 23,399 |
| 1953 | 5 |
| 1954 | 22,651 |
| 1955 | 21,839 |
| 1956 | 20,969 |
| 1957 | 19,965 |
| 1957 | 6 |
| 1958 | 18,786 |
| 1958 | 10 |
| 1959 | 19,422 |
| 1959 | 5 |
| 1960 | 18,805 |
| 1961 | 18,565 |
| 1962 | 14,990 |
| 1963 | 12,235 |
| 1963 | 5 |
| 1964 | 11,140 |
| 1965 | 9,352 |
| 1966 | 7,805 |
| 1967 | 6,846 |
| 1968 | 5,907 |
| 1969 | 5,447 |
| 1970 | 5,128 |
| 1971 | 4,212 |
| 1972 | 3,634 |
| 1973 | 2,931 |
| 1974 | 2,528 |
| 1975 | 2,336 |
| 1976 | 2,146 |
| 1977 | 2,337 |
| 1978 | 2,041 |
| 1979 | 2,059 |
| 1980 | 1,799 |
| 1981 | 1,466 |
| 1982 | 1,411 |
| 1983 | 1,375 |
| 1984 | 1,219 |
| 1985 | 1,115 |
| 1986 | 1,250 |
| 1987 | 1,314 |
| 1988 | 1,032 |
| 1989 | 1,126 |
| 1989 | 6 |
| 1990 | 747 |
| 1991 | 834 |
| 1992 | 795 |
| 1993 | 662 |
| 1994 | 691 |
| 1995 | 539 |
| 1996 | 577 |
| 1997 | 557 |
| 1998 | 626 |
| 1999 | 439 |
| 2000 | 435 |
| 2001 | 459 |
| 2002 | 409 |
| 2003 | 401 |
| 2004 | 647 |
| 2005 | 495 |
| 2006 | 469 |
| 2007 | 359 |
| 2008 | 372 |
| 2009 | 236 |
| 2010 | 211 |
| 2011 | 209 |
| 2012 | 124 |
| 2013 | 109 |
| 2014 | 69 |
| 2015 | 116 |
| 2016 | 99 |
| 2017 | 102 |
| 2018 | 103 |
| 2019 | 62 |
| 2020 | 29 |
| 2021 | 17 |
| 2022 | 57 |
| 2023 | 24 |
| 2024 | 32 |