Girl name French origin Christian tradition

Jeannette

jə-NET · 9 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
God is gracious, French diminutive of Jeanne
Language
French
Culture
French;Hebrew
Religion
Christian
Style era
vintage
Themes
French · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#6014
2024 births20
Peak year1917
First appeared1880
Total US births69,226
1917 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
JeanieNet
Alternate spellings
JeanetteJanetteJenette
In other languages
Giovannetta (Italian)Juanita (Spanish)

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Jeannette Rankin (first woman in Congress)
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