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Girl name

Jannette

100% girls · last recorded 2022

Jannette has been given to about 5,219 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1960, which makes it a boomer-era name.

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Living in the US≈ 4,310
Median age today58 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Jannette per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1960 · 121
  • Born in 20250
  • All time5,219

How popular is Jannette?

Its best year was 1960, when 121 babies were given the name, ranking 974th. The typical living American called Jannette is about 58 years old today.

Names that sound like Jannette

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Janette0.97
  2. Annette0.88
  3. Jeannette0.86
  4. Nannette0.88
  5. Nanette0.86
  6. Jeanette0.83
  7. Danette0.86
  8. Lanette0.86

Middle names for Jannette

Ranked by flow score
  1. Jannette Rose0.87
  2. Jannette Marie0.87
  3. Jannette Grace0.87
  4. Jannette Louise0.87
  5. Jannette Claire0.86
  6. Jannette Mae0.86

Sibling names for Jannette

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Rudybrother · 0.85
  2. Laurelsister · 0.84
  3. Margosister · 0.83
  4. Rockybrother · 0.82
  5. Gwensister · 0.82
  6. Frankieeither · 0.79

Where Jannette is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Jannette Nguyen0.82
    2. Jannette Moore0.82
    3. Jannette Hill0.82
    4. Jannette Hall0.82
    5. Jannette Brown0.82
    6. Jannette Young0.79

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Jannette

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020
    3. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.