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The first name Janetta

A girl’s name.

3 syllables Female

Meaning and origin

From Jane + -etta. Compare Janet.

From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Popularity in the United States

Babies named Janetta at birth, 1880–2025

In 2024, 7 girls born in the United States were named Janetta, the 12,708th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1954, when 70 were.

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3,321
babies named Janetta since 1880
#12,708
rank in 2024
1954
peak year

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

Questions

What does the name Janetta mean?
From Jane + -etta. Compare Janet.
Is Janetta a boy's or a girl's name?
Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 3,321 US babies named Janetta since 1880 were girls.
When was Janetta most popular?
1954 in the United States, when 70 babies were named Janetta, its highest rank at 1,201st.