The first name Jennette
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female Also a surname
Meaning and origin
Alternative form of Jeannette (“female given name”).
A form of Jeannette.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Jennette at birth, 1880–2025
In 2018, 5 girls born in the United States were named Jennette, the 16,729th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1981, when 80 were.
3,522
babies named Jennette since 1880
#16,729
rank in 2018
1981
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.
Famous people named Jennette
1 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Jennette McCurdyAmerican writer and former actress (born 1992)
Questions
- Is Jennette a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 3,522 US babies named Jennette since 1880 were girls.
- When was Jennette most popular?
- 1981 in the United States, when 80 babies were named Jennette, its highest rank at 1,507th.
- What name is Jennette a form of?
- Jennette is a form of Jeannette.
- Is Jennette also a surname?
- Yes. Jennette is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.