Jeannette
French diminutive of Jeanne, the feminine counterpart of Jean. The line runs back through Latin and Greek to Hebrew Yochanan, meaning Yahweh is gracious.
Jeannette in 2025
Jeannette was given to 24 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 9,207th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 138,139 babies born.
The history of Jeannette
Jeannette reached its highest point in 1917, when 1,113 babies were given the name, ranking 308th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 286th, in 1909.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 69,300 babies have been named Jeannette. Half of them were born before 1942, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Silent Generation.
Jeannette by decade
| Decade | Babies named Jeannette | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 705 | 346 |
| 1890s | 1,289 | 338 |
| 1900s | 2,111 | 286 |
| 1910s | 7,719 | 291 |
| 1920s | 9,992 | 336 |
| 1930s | 9,821 | 323 |
| 1940s | 9,646 | 340 |
| 1950s | 8,863 | 468 |
| 1960s | 7,576 | 558 |
| 1970s | 5,196 | 632 |
| 1980s | 3,708 | 813 |
| 1990s | 1,648 | 1,256 |
| 2000s | 547 | 3,903 |
| 2010s | 350 | 5,837 |
| 2020s | 129 | 8,106 |
Where Jeannette is heading
Jeannette has fallen 35% over the past decade, from 37 babies in 2015 to 24 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1917 peak — Jeannette is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Jeannette
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Jeannette.