Jeanette
Jeanette is a female name, a diminutive form of the name Jeanne. Other variations are Janette and Janet. The name is derived from the Hebrew "God is gracious".
Meaning & Origin of Jeanette
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jeanette is a female name, a diminutive form of the name Jeanne. Other variations are Janette and Janet. The name is derived from the Hebrew "God is gracious".
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The Story of Jeanette
Jeanette first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1880, with 55 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1939, when 2,893 Jeanettes were born — ranking #82 that year. As of 2026, Jeanette ranks #2,813 for baby girls with 60 births, falling sharply (-16%). In total, more than 163K Jeanettes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Jeanette
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Jeanette (born 1951), Spanish singer
- Jeanette Antolin (born 1981), American gymnast
- Jeannette Armstrong (born 1948), Canadian author
- Jeanetta Arnette (born 1954), American actress
- Jeanette Aw (born 1979), Singaporean actress
- Jeannette Osborn Baylies (1912–1984), American clubwoman
- Jeannette Benavides (born 1952), Costa Rican nanotechnologist and physical chemist
- Jeannette Jara (born 1974), Chilean politician and lawyer
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Names that sound like Jeanette
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About the name Jeanette
Jeanette is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 163K births in the dataset. Jeanette's peak popularity came in 1939 when it ranked #82. Use the chart and map above to compare Jeanette's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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