Name Legacy

Janetta

Recorded 1895–2024 · United States

Janetta was most popular in 1954, when 70 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,002 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,321 people named Janetta.

Most popular in1954
Rank that year#2,002
Births that year70
Total since 18803,321
Given to100% girls

Janetta over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Janetta’s peak in 1954. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Janetta a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Janetta is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 3,321 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Where Janetta is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org