Jeanette

Jeanette: 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. Also spelled Jeannette.

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How popular is Jeanette?

202418.3 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 Jeanette in 202461

2024 rank#2,766 girls

Peak year1939

Total US babies since 1880163,902

Jeanette is fading: recent use is about 65% of its level ten years before.

Names like Jeanette

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

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

Jeanette questions

What does the name Jeanette mean?

Jeanette means "God is gracious". It comes from French. French diminutive of Jeanne, the French form of Jane. Also spelled Jeannette.

Is Jeanette a boy or girl name?

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

How popular is Jeanette?

61 US babies were named Jeanette in 2024. Its peak year was 1939.

How do you pronounce Jeanette?

Jeanette 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.