Jeanette

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

⭐ Famous Jeanette

Jeanette Winterson

English writer

Choose Jeanette and your child shares a first name with Jeanette Winterson, an English writer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Jeanette, like who?” Jeanette Winterson's Wikipedia article is available in 45 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 21,413 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Jeanette, 75 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Jeanette would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryJeanette has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Jeanettes, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1939, when it ranked #82. Today it's #2,387, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowJeanette was 3.4× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 6,219 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 21,413.
• 🚀TrendJeanette has climbed 162 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #2,387. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 💬MeaningJeanette is a French form of Jeanne, which means “God is gracious”. Our records link it to Celtic Gaelic, English and French roots.

About the name Jeanette

Jeanette is a girl name of Celtic Gaelic, English and French origin meaning “God is gracious”. It has 8 letters and 2 syllables, starting with J and ending in “-tte”. US birth records list Jeanette for girls from 1880 to 2025, in 146 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1939, when it ranked #82 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #2,387, with 75 babies.

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