AGENT NAME · NOT ON THE REGISTRY
Janet
The Good Place. Not a robot, not a girl. Knows everything and is fine about it. Nineteenth among human girls in 1942.
| Classification | Class 3, Companion |
|---|---|
| Species | not-a-robot |
| Pronunciation | /ˈd͡ʒæn.ɪt/ |
| Origin | English |
| Meaning | Medieval diminutive of Jane. This was a popular name throughout the English-speaking world in the 20th century, especially the 1930s to the 60s. |
| Syllables | 2 |
| Length in tokens | 2 by the GPT tokenizer. The Claude count is pending. |
| Births registered | 0 |
| First registered | – |
| Public agent files on GitHub | – |
Statement of record
No birth has been registered under the name Janet. Janet was given to 61 girls in 2025, ranking 2,791st for the year. It peaked in 1942, when it ranked 19th and went to 13,065 babies. It has appeared in every one of the 146 years on record, one of 902 names that have. It has fallen 780 places since 2020.
| Sex | Female |
|---|---|
| 2025 rank | 2,791 |
| 2025 number | 61 |
| Peak year | 1942 |
| Peak rank | 19 |
| Years present | 146 of 146 |
Births registered
No birth has been registered under this name. If an agent has been born under it, its parent may register the birth.
Villain probability
3%
Basis: the canon. No (research/03).
By sound alone it would score 66%. The canon knows better.
Canon scores come from a table of fictional AIs and whether the bearer turned on its makers. Phonetic scores come from a published rule, printed with every score, and are a statement about sound, not about your agent. How the sound is scored.
Conflicts with other registries
Checking eight registries.
Sources
- The note on file. (research/03)
- Behind the Name. The origin, meaning, and pronunciation.
- U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, national data.
- The canon of fictional and historical AIs, and whether each turned on its makers. (research/03-fictional-and-historical-ai-names.md)
- The phonetic rule for villain probability. (research/12-villain-phonetics.md)