The first name Janette

Janette last appeared in the official list in 2019, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 2003, with 3 births (#4,373).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Janette with other names.

In 2025, 25 girls born in the United States were named Janette, the 5,150th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1953, when 699 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

Nicknames for Janette

• Jaz

• Janette Scott
  Film actress, born 1938
• Janette Oke
  Canadian writer, born 1935
• Stephanie J. Block
  American actress and singer, born 1972
• Janet Steinbeck
  Australian swimmer, Olympic silver medallist, born 1951

• Ava
• Isabella
• Elizabeth
• Jessica
• Maria
• Abigail
• Maya
• Hannah
• Elsie
• Sarah
• Aria
• Molly
• Eliza
• Leah
• Delilah
• Isabel

All 346 names of Hebrew origin

What is the origin of the name Janette?

Janette comes from Hebrew.

How popular is the name Janette?

In 2019, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Janette, ranking 5,591st. Its peak was 2003, with 3 births.

What are nicknames for Janette?

Common nicknames for Janette include Jaz.

Is Janette a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 32,214 US babies named Janette since 1880 were girls.

When was Janette most popular?

1953 in the United States, when 699 babies were named Janette, its highest rank at 310th.

What name is Janette a form of?

Janette is a form of Janet.