JANET is ranked as the 66th most popular given name in the United States with an
estimated population of 831,836.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the first names are more popular.
There are 260.88 people named JANET for every 100,000 Americans.
This name is most often used as a first name, 99% of the time.
Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's
(SSA)
Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named JANET is 437,353.
The SSA data also shows that JANET is used as a girl's name 100% of the time.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
JANET is
79.7% White,
5.3% Hispanic origin,
11.1% Black,
1.8% Asian or Pacific Islander,
1.4% Two or More Races,
and 0.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native.
These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate.
The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and
Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution
in the general population of the US.
The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name.
The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population.
The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines
how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.
On this basis, the people with the name JANET have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name JANET is included in the following name categories:
US feminine baby name - Social Security Administration
Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name JANET
The state with the most people named
JANET is
California where
87,495 people have this name.
Nebraska is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named JANET, as
378.88 in every 100,000
Nebraskans
have this name.
Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is
99th, this rank was reached in the states of
California.
Nebraska is the state with the biggest
positive difference between the actual state population and the
projected state population based on the national average.
(where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 more
people than projected.
The state with the biggest negative difference is
District of Columbia
(where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 fewer
people than projected.
Midwest States
State stats for the first name JANET
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
42,473
329.74
99.9%
Indiana
24,606
373
99.8%
Iowa
10,116
325.56
99.8%
Kansas
10,548
363.24
99.7%
Michigan
30,036
303.09
99.9%
Minnesota
15,862
290.66
99.8%
Missouri
5,438
181.62
99.5%
Nebraska
7,129
378.88
99.6%
North Dakota
1,946
263.16
98.7%
Ohio
43,717
377.06
99.9%
South Dakota
3,104
363.79
99.3%
Wisconsin
16,259
282.39
99.8%
West States
State stats for the first name JANET
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
2,310
313.48
98.9%
Arizona
20,060
298.01
99.8%
California
87,495
225.49
100.0%
Colorado
17,200
321.15
99.8%
Hawaii
2,914
205.27
99.7%
Idaho
4,849
296.65
99.4%
Montana
3,381
330.31
99.3%
Nevada
7,420
261.34
99.7%
New Mexico
5,053
242.28
99.5%
Oregon
13,516
340.44
99.8%
Utah
8,696
295.48
99.6%
Washington
20,336
287.99
99.9%
Wyoming
2,098
359.17
99.1%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name JANET
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have JANET as a first name.
The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as
a percentage of all the people named JANET.
The most popular full name is JANET Smith.
0.87% of all the people named JANET
have this family name.
There are 54951 last
names associated with this first name.
Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name JANET