Jeanette

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Jeanette is a female name, a diminutive form of the name Jeanne. Other variations are Janette and Janet. The name is derived from the Hebrew "God is gracious".

From Wikipedia

Jeanette first appears in the data in 1952 and has been recorded in 14 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1956 with 166 babies (rank #53 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Jeanette

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Jeanette yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
7Soul urgeThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
1PersonalityThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,522

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

166

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Jeanette

Jeanette Wintersontelevision writer · b. 1959
Jeanette MacDonaldrecording artist · b. 1903
Jeanette Jeromeautobiographer · b. 1854
Jeanette Biedermannpop musician · b. 1981
Jeanette J. Eppsmilitary flight engineer · b. 1970

Share your Jeanette story

Why did you choose this name — or what does it mean to you? Approved stories appear on this page.

More popular girls' names

Other girls' names starting with J

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1952	152	#57
1953	146	#63
1954	137	#64
1955	132	#64
1956	166	#53
1957	111	#75
1958	109	#77
1959	101	#83
1960	149	#77
1961	89	#99
1962	138	#80
1963	90	#95
2015	1	#1,719
2016	1	#1,725