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Girl name

Jeannette

/dʒəˈnɛt/ · 100% girls · 24 born in 2025

Jeannette has been given to about 69,300 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1917, which makes it a Edwardian name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/dʒəˈnɛt/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 38,397
Median age today68 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Jeannette per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1917 · 1,113
  • Born in 202524
  • All time69,300

How popular is Jeannette?

Its best year was 1917, when 1,113 babies were given the name, ranking 177th. The typical living American called Jeannette is about 68 years old today.

Names that sound like Jeannette

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Jeanette0.98
  2. Jannette0.86
  3. Janette0.84
  4. Annette0.76
  5. Nannette0.76
  6. Nanette0.74
  7. Danette0.74
  8. Jeanetta0.74

Middle names for Jeannette

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

Sibling names for Jeannette

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Otisbrother · 0.98
  2. Hughbrother · 0.97
  3. Rolandbrother · 0.96
  4. Fayesister · 0.96
  5. Rosiesister · 0.95
  6. Lenorasister · 0.94

Where Jeannette is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

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

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

    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.