The first name Jeanette
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Jeanette last appeared in the official list in 2024, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 1996, with 8 births (#1,914).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Jeanette with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Jeanette at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 75 girls born in the United States were named Jeanette, the 2,391st most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1939, when 2,893 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.
Famous people named Jeanette
24 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Jeanette WintersonEnglish writer, born 1959
- Jeanette JeromeAmerican-born British mother of Winston Churchill (1854–1921)
- Jeanette MacDonaldAmerican singer and actress (1903-1965)
- Jeanette J. EppsAmerican aerospace engineer and NASA astronaut (born 1970)
- Jeanette NolanAmerican actress (1911–1998)
- Jeanette OttesenDanish swimmer, born 1987
- Jeanette HainGerman actress and screen writer, born 1969
- Jeanette LoffAmerican actress (1906–1942)
- Jeanette NuñezAmerican businesswoman and politician (born 1972)
- Jeanette KwakyeBritish sprinter, born 1983
- Jeanette BrakewellEquestrian, born 1974
- Jeanette KesslerBritish alpine skier, 1908–1972
Questions
- How popular is the name Jeanette?
- In 2024, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Jeanette, ranking 5,891st. Its peak was 1996, with 8 births.
- Is Jeanette a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 163,977 US babies named Jeanette since 1880 were girls.
- When was Jeanette most popular?
- 1939 in the United States, when 2,893 babies were named Jeanette, its highest rank at 82nd.