Jeanette

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girlvintageclassic

“god is gracious” — French

—2024 rank
1939peak year
163,287babies named Jeanette since 1880
▼ 12%5-year trend

Jeanette popularity over 145 years

🌱 Below the charts · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024

peak 193918801920196020002024

What does Jeanette mean?

A French diminutive of Jeanne, the feminine of John, from Hebrew Yochanan, 'God is gracious'. Common in Scotland and America by the 19th century.

OriginFrench
Syllables3
Gendergirl
Stylevintage, classic

Names like Jeanette

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Famous Jeanettes

Spellings & variants

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