Jeanette

Meaning: God is gracious
Origin: From Hebrew via French

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

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#2,030 in Ecuador (2025).

Famous Jeanettes

Jeanette Winterson — English writer
Jeanette Jerome — American-born British mother of Winston Churchill (1854–1921)
Jeanette Biedermann — German singer and actress
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 — The Chipettes (musical)
Jeanette Voerman — Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines (video game)
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 · Janice

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