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Janet

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Janet: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning or origin yet — what that means.

Pronunciation

Community-contributed pronunciation recording

A Swedish pronunciation, as its file is labelled. Licence: CC0. Source

VerifiedSource: Wikidata.Confidence: medium.

Janet: Recorded since 1947, it reached #19 in 1954, and it stood at #4,867 in 2025.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #1031 to #4867.200020052010201520202025#1031#4867
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
View as table
England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#1031
1997#1045
1998#1571
1999#1261
2000#1475
2001#1238
2002#1192
2003#1552
2004#1383
2005#1500
2006#1748
2007#1443
2008#1247
2009#1467
2010#1993
2011#2893
2012#2095
2013#1864
2014#2314
2015#2195
2016#2547
2017#3583
2018#3985
2019#2643
2020#3899
2021#4634
2022#3970
2023#2346
2024#3318
2025#4867

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in 43 of the 55 years from 1964 to 2018.

In 2018: #896 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #3985 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 6 national registrars across 6 regions, 1947–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1947

    First recorded at #308 among girls in Norway in 1947 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1954–1966

    Highest recorded position: #19 among girls in New Zealand, in 1954 (recorded 1954–1966).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #4867 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 6 regions, from 1947 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #19 in New Zealand in 1954.

Janet's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#48674HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#33187HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#234611HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#39705HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#46344HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#38995HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#26439HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#39855HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#35836HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#254710HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#219512HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#231411HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#186415HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#209513HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#28938HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#199313HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#146719HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#124723HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#144318HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#174813HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#150015HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#138316HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#155213HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#119217HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#123816HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#147512HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#126115HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#157111HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#104519HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#103119HighVerified
1965New South Wales, Australiafemale#8289InsufficientNot yet available
1964New South Wales, Australiafemale#68112InsufficientNot yet available
1963New South Wales, Australiafemale#60149InsufficientNot yet available
1962New South Wales, Australiafemale#64154InsufficientNot yet available
1961New South Wales, Australiafemale#62164InsufficientNot yet available
1960New South Wales, Australiafemale#52190InsufficientNot yet available
1959New South Wales, Australiafemale#56162InsufficientNot yet available
1958New South Wales, Australiafemale#55169InsufficientNot yet available
1957New South Wales, Australiafemale#47202InsufficientNot yet available
1956New South Wales, Australiafemale#42214InsufficientNot yet available
1955New South Wales, Australiafemale#38238InsufficientNot yet available
1954New South Wales, Australiafemale#42220InsufficientNot yet available
1953New South Wales, Australiafemale#36270InsufficientNot yet available
1952New South Wales, Australiafemale#36255InsufficientNot yet available
1966New Zealandfemale#8080HighVerified
1965New Zealandfemale#8079HighVerified
1964New Zealandfemale#65113HighVerified
1963New Zealandfemale#51145HighVerified
1962New Zealandfemale#54138HighVerified
1961New Zealandfemale#41176HighVerified
1960New Zealandfemale#38180HighVerified
1959New Zealandfemale#32213HighVerified
1958New Zealandfemale#32199HighVerified
1957New Zealandfemale#29213HighVerified
1956New Zealandfemale#30203HighVerified
1955New Zealandfemale#23239HighVerified
1954New Zealandfemale#19275HighVerified
1999Northern Irelandfemale#3443HighVerified
1997Northern Irelandfemale#3144HighVerified
1991Norwayfemale#6524HighVerified
1988Norwayfemale#6225HighVerified
1987Norwayfemale#6594HighVerified
1985Norwayfemale#5656HighVerified
1984Norwayfemale#5057HighVerified
1983Norwayfemale#5356HighVerified
1982Norwayfemale#31114HighVerified
1981Norwayfemale#4917HighVerified
1980Norwayfemale#4159HighVerified
1979Norwayfemale#36311HighVerified
1978Norwayfemale#4348HighVerified
1977Norwayfemale#5545HighVerified
1976Norwayfemale#4029HighVerified
1975Norwayfemale#29314HighVerified
1974Norwayfemale#35611HighVerified
1973Norwayfemale#25817HighVerified
1972Norwayfemale#3939HighVerified
1971Norwayfemale#28914HighVerified
1970Norwayfemale#3789HighVerified
1969Norwayfemale#34110HighVerified
1968Norwayfemale#28414HighVerified
1967Norwayfemale#3878HighVerified
1966Norwayfemale#3977HighVerified
1964Norwayfemale#3409HighVerified
1963Norwayfemale#24315HighVerified
1962Norwayfemale#3169HighVerified
1961Norwayfemale#3428HighVerified
1960Norwayfemale#28511HighVerified
1959Norwayfemale#27112HighVerified
1958Norwayfemale#23914HighVerified
1957Norwayfemale#3208HighVerified
1956Norwayfemale#3069HighVerified
1955Norwayfemale#24314HighVerified
1954Norwayfemale#3079HighVerified
1953Norwayfemale#3487HighVerified
1952Norwayfemale#3865HighVerified
1950Norwayfemale#3944HighVerified
1948Norwayfemale#3655HighVerified
1947Norwayfemale#3088HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandfemale#8963HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandfemale#9073HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandfemale#9103HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandfemale#4396HighVerified
2002Republic of Irelandfemale#4066HighVerified
2001Republic of Irelandfemale#4984HighVerified
2000Republic of Irelandfemale#3786HighVerified
1999Republic of Irelandfemale#5283HighVerified
1998Republic of Irelandfemale#3456HighVerified
1997Republic of Irelandfemale#3637HighVerified
1996Republic of Irelandfemale#3936HighVerified
1995Republic of Irelandfemale#3846HighVerified
1994Republic of Irelandfemale#28211HighVerified
1993Republic of Irelandfemale#3209HighVerified
1992Republic of Irelandfemale#3388HighVerified
1991Republic of Irelandfemale#23716HighVerified
1990Republic of Irelandfemale#22816HighVerified
1989Republic of Irelandfemale#24015HighVerified
1988Republic of Irelandfemale#18025HighVerified
1987Republic of Irelandfemale#21820HighVerified
1986Republic of Irelandfemale#17529HighVerified
1985Republic of Irelandfemale#20324HighVerified
1984Republic of Irelandfemale#16336HighVerified
1983Republic of Irelandfemale#18728HighVerified
1982Republic of Irelandfemale#15741HighVerified
1981Republic of Irelandfemale#16739HighVerified
1980Republic of Irelandfemale#15545HighVerified
1979Republic of Irelandfemale#12463HighVerified
1978Republic of Irelandfemale#13354HighVerified
1977Republic of Irelandfemale#12561HighVerified
1976Republic of Irelandfemale#12859HighVerified
1975Republic of Irelandfemale#12558HighVerified
1974Republic of Irelandfemale#14750HighVerified
1973Republic of Irelandfemale#11178HighVerified
1972Republic of Irelandfemale#11568HighVerified
1971Republic of Irelandfemale#11765HighVerified
1970Republic of Irelandfemale#11168HighVerified
1969Republic of Irelandfemale#9876HighVerified
1968Republic of Irelandfemale#10069HighVerified
1967Republic of Irelandfemale#10659HighVerified
1966Republic of Irelandfemale#8673HighVerified
1965Republic of Irelandfemale#8775HighVerified
1964Republic of Irelandfemale#10656HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Janet is officially recorded

6 official registrars have recorded Janet, between 1947 and 2025, in 77 of those 79 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

NorwayNorway: recorded in 1947Norway: recorded in 1948Norway: recorded in 1950Norway: recorded in 1952Norway: recorded in 1953Norway: recorded in 1954Norway: recorded in 1955Norway: recorded in 1956Norway: recorded in 1957Norway: recorded in 1958Norway: recorded in 1959Norway: recorded in 1960Norway: recorded in 1961Norway: recorded in 1962Norway: recorded in 1963Norway: recorded in 1964Norway: recorded in 1966Norway: recorded in 1967Norway: recorded in 1968Norway: recorded in 1969Norway: recorded in 1970Norway: recorded in 1971Norway: recorded in 1972Norway: recorded in 1973Norway: recorded in 1974Norway: recorded in 1975Norway: recorded in 1976Norway: recorded in 1977Norway: recorded in 1978Norway: recorded in 1979Norway: recorded in 1980Norway: recorded in 1981Norway: recorded in 1982Norway: recorded in 1983Norway: recorded in 1984Norway: recorded in 1985Norway: recorded in 1987Norway: recorded in 1988Norway: recorded in 1991Norway: highest position in 1958New South Wales, Austra…New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1952New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1953New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1954New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1955New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1956New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1957New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1958New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1959New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1960New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1961New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1962New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1963New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1964New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1965New South Wales, Australia: highest position in 1952New ZealandNew Zealand: recorded in 1954New Zealand: recorded in 1955New Zealand: recorded in 1956New Zealand: recorded in 1957New Zealand: recorded in 1958New Zealand: recorded in 1959New Zealand: recorded in 1960New Zealand: recorded in 1961New Zealand: recorded in 1962New Zealand: recorded in 1963New Zealand: recorded in 1964New Zealand: recorded in 1965New Zealand: recorded in 1966New Zealand: highest position in 1954Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1964Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1965Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1966Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1967Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1968Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1969Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1970Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1971Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1972Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1973Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1974Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1975Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1976Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1977Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1978Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1979Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1980Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1981Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1982Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1983Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1984Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1985Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1986Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1987Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1988Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1989Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1990Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1991Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1992Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1993Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1994Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1995Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1996Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1997Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1998Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1999Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2000Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2001Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2002Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2003Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2010Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2012Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2018Republic of Ireland: highest position in 1966England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 1996Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 1997Northern Ireland: recorded in 1999Northern Ireland: highest position in 199719472025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1947–199139#239 in 1958
New South Wales, Australia1952–196514#36 in 1952
New Zealand1954–196613#19 in 1954
Republic of Ireland1964–201843#86 in 1966
England and Wales1996–202530#1031 in 1996
Northern Ireland1997–19992#314 in 1997

Its high point came 45 years earlier in New South Wales, Australia (1952) than in Northern Ireland (1997).

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What is known about Janet

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
6 official registrars, 1947–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Reported
A recorded pronunciation is available.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 6 regions, from 1947 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #19 in New Zealand in 1954. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.