Janette

Janette: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “God is gracious”
Origin: French
Say it: juh-NET · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

French diminutive of Jeanne, the French form of Jane. Janette is also used in English and Scots; related forms include Jeanette and Janet.

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How popular is Janette?

20248.4 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Janette in 202428

2024 rank#4,765 girls

Peak year1953

Total US babies since 188032,189

Janette is fading: recent use is about 47% of its level ten years before.

Names like Janette

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

JanelleGod is gracious · French
JeanetteGod is gracious · French
JeanneGod is gracious · French
JeannetteGod is gracious · French
JanineGod is gracious · Hebrew
JeanineGod is gracious · French
Charlottefree man · French
Eleanormeaning uncertain · French

Janette questions

What does the name Janette mean?

Janette means "God is gracious". It comes from French. French diminutive of Jeanne, the French form of Jane. Janette is also used in English and Scots; related forms include Jeanette and Janet.

Is Janette a boy or girl name?

Janette is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Janette?

28 US babies were named Janette in 2024. Its peak year was 1953.

How do you pronounce Janette?

Janette is usually pronounced juh-NET.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.