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Why parents love Janet- Janet Jackson is one of the most influential pop artists.
- Janet Yellen was the first female Fed Chair AND Treasury Secretary.
- The Good Place's Janet is TV's most beloved not-a-robot.
- Two syllables with a clean, Scottish sound: JAN-et.
- The meaning God is gracious carries John heritage.
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The vibe of Janet
God is graciousScottishJaneJacksonpopYellenfirst femaleGood Placenot-a-robot
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Origin & history of Janet
Hebrew Yohanan
→ Jane
→ Scottish diminutive Janet
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Hebrew roots
Janet is the Scottish diminutive of Jane meaning God is gracious. Janet Jackson is one of the most influential pop artists. Janet Yellen was the first female Fed Chair and Treasury Secretary.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Scottish diminutive; Janet Jackson (born 1966).
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Today
Janet remains a beloved choice, ranking #1789 in the US. 558,224 babies have been named Janet since 1880.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, Oxford Dictionary of First Names, SSA data
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How popular is Janet?
1954
peak year
Janet has been losing ground. Once far more common, it has been declining steadily in recent years. It currently ranks well outside the top 1,000 (around #1789), with about 123 babies named Janet each year. Its all-time peak came in 1954, when it climbed to #19 with 18,477 registrations — the heart of the 1950s. Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 558,224.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
18,477
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #19)
(ranked #19)
123
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
1,230
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
558,224
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Janet5
Life path number
The Adventurer
Freedom, adventure and curiosity.
Janet's Life Path 1 is the leader's number — first-female leadership. People named Janet tend to be clean, powerful, and gifted at being the first in finance and the best in pop simultaneously.
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First in finance best in pop✦
Jackson-influential◈
Yellen-first-female◎
Good-Place not-a-robot♡
Scottish-graciousJ1
A1
N5
E5
T2
Sum: 14 → Life path 5
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Personality of Janet🌍
Free spirit
Adventure calls and they always answer.
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Electric energy
Things happen around them — exciting, unexpected.
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Adaptable
New situations are opportunities, never threats.
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Natural charmer
There's something magnetic about them.
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