Jeannette

Jeannette: 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/Joan, from Hebrew Yochanan. Also spelled Jeanette in English.

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How popular is Jeannette?

20246.0 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 Jeannette in 202420

Peak year1909

Total US babies since 188069,275

Jeannette is fading: recent use is about 59% of its level ten years before.

Names like Jeannette

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

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

Jeannette questions

What does the name Jeannette mean?

Jeannette means "God is gracious". It comes from French. French diminutive of Jeanne, the French form of Jane/Joan, from Hebrew Yochanan. Also spelled Jeanette in English.

Is Jeannette a boy or girl name?

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

How popular is Jeannette?

20 US babies were named Jeannette in 2024. Its peak year was 1909.

How do you pronounce Jeannette?

Jeannette 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.