Jeanette

Meaning: God is gracious
Origin: Hebrew — Diminutive of Jean or Jeanne

Girl's name · #2391 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Popularity over time

Jeanette belongs to an older America first — it reached #82 back in 1939 — yet it still appears in today's records at #2391. About 163,000 girls have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 5 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Jeanette ranks in other countries and regions.

#2,030 in Ecuador (2025) · #2,699 in Austria (2025) · #3,478 in Canada (2025) · #2,228 in Sweden (2024) · #5,892 in England & Wales (2024) · #14,318 in Italy (2023) · #5,250 in France (2020) · #524 in Norway (2014) · #660 in Puerto Rico (1998) · #338 in Ireland (1992) · #615 in Scotland (1990) · #356 in New Zealand (1987) and 2 more.

Famous Jeanettes

Jeanette Winterson — English writer (born 1959)
Jeanette Jerome — American-born British socialite (1854–1921)
Jeanette Biedermann — German singer and actress (born 1981)
Jeanette MacDonald — American singer and actress (1903–1965)
Jeanette J. Epps — American aerospace engineer and NASA astronaut (born 1970)

In stories & tradition

Jeanette Miller^it — Alvin and the Chipmunks character
Jeanette Voerman — Fictional character from Vampire: The Masquerade
Jeanette Peterson — How I Met Your Mother (TV series)

What Jeanettes become

Among 486 notable people named Jeanette:

Entertainers appear 1.66× more often than among typical names — e.g. Jeanette MacDonald, American singer and actress (1903–1965).

Similar names: Yvonne · Jean · Lynette · Joanne · Annette · Antoinette

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