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    The first name Jeannette

    A girl’s name from French.

    Pronounced /d͡ʒəˈnɛt/ 2 syllables Female

    Meaning and origin

    French origin

    From French Jeannette, from Jeanne + -ette, q.v. Doublet of Ivanka, Jan, Janelle, Janet, Janey, Janine, Jeanette, Jeanie, Jeannine, Jen, Jenna, Jenny, Jessie, Jo, Jody, Juanita, Shanae, Sinead, and Vanna.

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Popularity

    Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

    Jeannette last appeared in the official list in 2013, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 1996, with 3 births (#3,795).

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    6
    babies named Jeannette, 1996–2025
    #5,742
    rank in 2013
    1996
    peak year

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

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Jeannette at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2025, 24 girls born in the United States were named Jeannette, the 5,309th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1917, when 1,113 were.

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    69,300
    babies named Jeannette since 1880
    #5,309
    rank in 2025
    1917
    peak year

    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.

    Jeannette in other languages

    Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary

    Žaneta
    Czech
    Janette
    Finnish
    Zsanett
    Hungarian
    Žanete
    Latvian
    Żaneta
    Polish
    Žaneta
    Slovak

    Spelled Jeannette in French too.

    Nicknames and spellings

    Other spellings and forms

    Famous people named Jeannette

    20 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Jeannette Rankin
      American congresswoman for Montana (1880-1973)
    • Jeannette Altwegg
      British figure skater, 1930–2021
    • Jeannette Kagame
      First Lady of Rwanda, born 1962
    • Jeannette Campbell
      Argentine swimmer (1916–2003)
    • Jeannette Walls
      American writer and journalist, born 1960
    • Jeannette Jara
      Chilean public administrator, lawyer, and politician from the Communist Party, born 1974
    • Jeannette Piccard
      American balloonist, scientist, teacher and priest (1895-1981)
    • Jeannette Wing
      American computer scientist, born 1956
    • Jeannette Yango
      Association football player from Cameroon, born 1993
    • Jeannette Thurber
      American philanthropist (1850-1946)
    • Jeannette Baljeu
      Dutch politician, born 1967
    • Jeannette Lewin
      Field hockey player, born 1972

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    Questions

    What does the name Jeannette mean?
    From French Jeannette, from Jeanne + -ette, q.v. Doublet of Ivanka, Jan, Janelle, Janet, Janey, Janine, Jeanette, Jeanie, Jeannine, Jen, Jenna, Jenny, Jessie, Jo, Jody, Juanita, Shanae, Sinead, and Vanna.
    What is the origin of the name Jeannette?
    From French Jeannette, from Jeanne + -ette, q.v. Doublet of Ivanka, Jan, Janelle, Janet, Janey, Janine, Jeanette, Jeanie, Jeannine, Jen, Jenna, Jenny, Jessie, Jo, Jody, Juanita, Shanae, Sinead, and Vanna.
    How popular is the name Jeannette?
    In 2013, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Jeannette, ranking 5,742nd. Its peak was 1996, with 3 births.
    Is Jeannette a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 69,300 US babies named Jeannette since 1880 were girls.
    When was Jeannette most popular?
    1917 in the United States, when 1,113 babies were named Jeannette, its highest rank at 177th.
    How do you pronounce Jeannette?
    Jeannette is /d͡ʒəˈnɛt/, 2 syllables.
    What are other spellings of Jeannette?
    Jeanette and Jennette.