Girl name French origin Christian tradition

Jeanette

jə-NET · 8 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
God is gracious, French diminutive of Jeanne
Language
French
Culture
French;Hebrew
Religion
Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
French · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#2778
2024 births61
Peak year1939
First appeared1880
Total US births163,365
1939 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
JeanieNet
Alternate spellings
JeannetteJeannettaJanette
In other languages
Giovanna (Italian)Juanita (Spanish)

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Notable people named Jeanette

Jeanette MacDonald (singer)
Jeannette Walls (author)
Jeanette Rankin (politician)
Jeannette Lee (pool player)