Jeanette
About Jeanette
Relic of a past period of French favorites, out to pasture with Claudette and Paulette.
As of October 2026, Jeanette ranked #2391 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #82 in 1939.
Editor's take: The name Jeanette is a girl's name of French origin.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,963 | 102 | 57.1 |
| 2015 | #2,032 | 97 | 54.3 |
| 2016 | #2,400 | 78 | 44 |
| 2017 | #2,135 | 90 | 52.1 |
| 2018 | #2,372 | 77 | 45.3 |
| 2019 | #2,550 | 69 | 41.1 |
| 2020 | #2,563 | 67 | 41.4 |
| 2021 | #2,569 | 68 | 41.4 |
| 2022 | #2,563 | 69 | 42.1 |
| 2023 | #2,769 | 62 | 38.6 |
| 2024 | #2,778 | 61 | 37.6 |
| 2025 | #2,391 | 75 | 46.7 |
Similar names
These 20 names were selected by our users looking for other names like Jeanette.
- Janice
- Darlene
- Cathy
- Lynda
- Gail
- Janine
- Glenda
- Jeanne
- Monika
- Jennie
- Fran
- Brenda
- Rhonda
- Sonya
- Tanisha
- Doretta
- Christiane
- Karolina
- Martina
- Hilary
Jeanette on lists
Famous Jeanettes
- Jeanette "Jennie" Jerome
Lady Randolph Churchill, mother of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill
- Jeanette Anna MacDonald
American singer and actress
- Jeanette Collins
American TV producer and writer
- Jeanette Nolan
American actress
- Jeanette Winterson
English novelist
- Jeanette (born Janette Anne Dimech)
Anglo,Spanish singer
- Jeanette Biedermann
German singer and actress
- Jeanette Bolden
American Olympic runner
- Jeanette Aw (Ee
Ping), Singaporean actress
- Jeanette Pohlen
American basketball player
- Johanna Charlotta "Jeanette" Granberg
Swedish playwright
- (Marie) Jeanette Wässelius
Swedish opera singer
- Jeanette Lynn "Jet" Willis
4th child (3rd daughter) of the family band The Willis Clan
Jeanette in pop culture
- Jeanette Miller
Chipette in the Alvin and the Chipmunks series
- "Jeanette
" song by The Beat
- "Bring a Torch
Jeanette, Isabella", French Christmas Carol