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Jeanette

/dʒəˈnɛt/ · 100% girls · 75 born in 2025

Jeanette has been given to about 163,977 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1939, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/dʒəˈnɛt/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 103,659
Median age today67 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Jeanette per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1939 · 2,902
  • Born in 202575
  • All time163,977

How popular is Jeanette?

Its best year was 1939, when 2,902 babies were given the name, ranking 82nd. The typical living American called Jeanette is about 67 years old today. It is relatively most common in New York, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Jeanette

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Jeannette0.98
  2. Janette0.86
  3. Jannette0.83
  4. Nanette0.76
  5. Danette0.76
  6. Jeanetta0.76
  7. Annette0.73
  8. Lanette0.76

Middle names for Jeanette

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

Sibling names for Jeanette

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Lorettasister · 0.98
  2. Raybrother · 0.97
  3. Eileensister · 0.97
  4. Franklinbrother · 0.97
  5. Marvinbrother · 0.96
  6. Sylviasister · 0.96

Where Jeanette is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New York0.00%
  2. California0.00%
  3. Florida0.00%
  4. Texas0.00%

With a common surname

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

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. Norway1945–2025
  6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Jeanette across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

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