girls' name ★ peaked 2003

Janeth

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #4,399 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#4,399
among girls · ↓1,695 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
32
named Janeth · -50% vs 2024
How common
1 in 50,227
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2003
175 babies
All-time total
4,792
#2,649 all-time among girls
First recorded
1915
in Social Security records

Janeth popularity over time

4,792 babies have been named Janeth since 1915, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.040.080.110.1518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2003Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s 23 2 – #3,128
1920s 113 11 +391% #1,341
1930s 141 14 +25% #1,775
1940s 235 24 +67% #1,429
1950s 157 16 -33% #1,932
1960s 93 9 -41% #3,373
1970s 109 11 +17% #4,339
1980s 285 29 +161% #2,008
1990s 990 99 +247% #1,491
2000s 1,513 151 +53% #1,200
2010s 816 82 -46% #1,846
2020s (to 2025) 317 53 -35% #2,354

Where Janeth is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 31 0.02 outside top 500
2027 31 0.02 outside top 500
2028 31 0.02 outside top 500
2029 30 0.02 outside top 500
2030 30 0.02 outside top 500

Where Janeth is most popular

Girls named Janeth per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.033 per 1,000. Strongest in California, Texas, and Florida.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Janeth born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
California 68 0.081 +142%
Texas 46 0.057 +71%
Florida 8 0.019 -44%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
New York – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Janeth

Janeth is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,399 in 2025 with 32 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1915, 4,792 American babies have been named Janeth. Its peak came in 2003, when 175 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Janeth stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Janeth?

The median living Janeth is about 22 years old; half are between 15 and 32. An estimated 4,400 people named Janeth are alive in the United States today.

median 22 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Janeth year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 32 #4,399
2024 64 #2,704
2023 45 #3,491
2022 79 #2,354
2021 51 #3,179
2020 46 #3,359
2019 44 #3,528
2018 60 #2,822
2017 70 #2,533
2016 78 #2,397
2015 89 #2,144
2014 88 #2,163
2013 100 #1,972
2012 95 #2,036
2011 109 #1,846
2010 83 #2,304
2009 106 #1,964
2008 142 #1,599
2007 149 #1,540
2006 170 #1,362
2005 171 #1,303
2004 170 #1,267
2003 175 #1,215
2002 170 #1,200
2001 132 #1,430
2000 128 #1,438
1995 97 #1,569
1990 86 #1,709
1985 22 #3,772
1980 17 #4,398
1975 7 #7,460
1970 12 #4,598
1965 11 #4,043
1960 9 #4,589
1955 18 #2,668
1950 25 #1,932
1945 32 #1,429
1940 17 #1,997
1935 12 #2,492
1930 19 #1,904
1925 13 #2,688
1920 – –
1915 8 #3,268
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Janeth

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Janeth Jepkosgei Janeth Jepkosgei Kenyan middle-distance runner b. 1983 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Janeth, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Janeth?

The median living Janeth is about 22 years old. Half of all living Janeths are between 15 and 32 years old.

How many people named Janeth are alive today?

An estimated 4,400 people named Janeth are alive in the United States, based on 4,792 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Janeth in 2025?

Janeth ranked #4,399 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 32 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Janeth?

4,792 babies have been named Janeth in the United States since 1915, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Janeth most popular?

Janeth peaked in 2003, when 175 newborns received the name.

Is Janeth a boy or girl name?

Janeth is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Janeth rising or falling?

Janeth is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Janeth become more popular?

Janeth looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 30 girls named Janeth in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Janeth?

Well-known people named Janeth include Janeth Jepkosgei (athlete).

Names like Janeth

Names that sound and feel close to Janeth: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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