Janet Greer
There are approximately 58 people named Janet Greer living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 5,909,558 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Janet with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Greer. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
58
1 in 5,909,558
Named Janet
316K
Alive today
Named Greer
63K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 316K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1954
Average age: 67
Top Census group: White (82.8%)
Estimated bearers: 63K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #596
Per 100K: 18.43
Top ancestry: White (70.2%)
First name trend
Janet: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Janet. The peak year was 1954 with 18,507 births. The average person named Janet today is 67 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Janet
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Janet, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 82.8%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Janet described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Janet at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White82.8% · 355,505
- Hispanic or Latino7.4% · 31,634
- Black or African American5.5% · 23,631
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.2% · 9,637
- Two or more races1.6% · 6,991
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 1,759
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Greer surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Greer, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 70.2%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Greer described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Greer at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White70.2% · 38,681
- Black or African American21.0% · 11,587
- Two or more races4.5% · 2,454
- Hispanic or Latino3.3% · 1,827
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6% · 319
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 220
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Janet has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0922% of the US population, based on 316,008 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Janet right now.
The surname Greer appears at a rate of 18.43 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0184%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 58 people with the full name Janet Greer. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Janet Greer: questions and answers
How many people are named Janet Greer?
We estimate approximately 58 people in the United States share the full name Janet Greer. That works out to about 1 in 5,909,558 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0922%) with the surname frequency (18.43 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Janet Greer?
We classify Janet Greer as "Very Rare". About 1 in 5,909,558 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Janet a male or female name?
Janet is predominantly female. Out of 558,224 total SSA registrations, 0.3% were male and 99.7% were female. See the full Janet profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people share the full name Janet Greer?
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