Janette

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A few things about Janette you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Janette

Janette Husárová

Slovak female tennis player

Choose Janette and your child shares a first name with Janette Husárová, a Slovak female tennis player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Janette, like who?” Janette Husárová's Wikipedia article is available in 28 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 64,103 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Janette, 25 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Janette would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryJanette has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Janettes, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1953, when it ranked #310. Today it's #5,099, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowJanette was 6.6× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 9,662 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 64,103.
• 🍂TrendJanette has slipped 342 places over the last five years and now sits at #5,099. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 💬MeaningJanette is an English form of Jane, which means “God is gracious”. Our records link it to English, French and Hebrew roots.

About the name Janette

Janette is a girl name of English, French and Hebrew origin meaning “God is gracious”. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, starting with J and ending in “-tte”. US birth records list Janette for girls from 1880 to 2025, in 143 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1953, when it ranked #310 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #5,099, with 25 babies.

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