Jannett
A feminine variant of the name Jane, derived from the Hebrew name Johannah, meaning "God is gracious".
Name Census estimates that about 732 living Americans carry the first name Jannett. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Jannett today is around 52 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jannett births was 1991 (25 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jannett. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
732
~ 1 in 468,244 Americans
Peak year
1991
25 babies that year
Average age
52
years old
2012 SSA rank
#17,978
Tracked since 1906
Popularity
Jannett: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jannett from the 1900s through to the 2010s, spanning 12 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1950s, with 175 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1950s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jannett by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Jannett during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Jannetts live
Origin
Meaning and history of Jannett
Jannett is a feminine given name that has its origins in the ancient Hebrew language. The name is a variant spelling of the biblical name Jannai, which is derived from the Hebrew word "yannai," meaning "flower" or "blossom." This name can be traced back to the 5th century BC in the Middle East region.
The earliest known historical figure with the name Jannett was Jannett of Alexandria, a scholar and philosopher who lived in the 3rd century AD. She was renowned for her contributions to the study of ancient Greek philosophy and her writings on the works of Plato and Aristotle.
In the 9th century AD, a notable figure named Jannett of Córdoba was a renowned poet and calligrapher in the Iberian Peninsula during the Umayyad Caliphate. Her poetry, which often celebrated the beauty of nature and the human experience, has been preserved and studied by scholars over the centuries.
During the Renaissance period, Jannett Tassoni (1450-1517) was an Italian painter and fresco artist who gained recognition for her exquisite religious works adorning churches and cathedrals throughout Italy. Her most famous work is the fresco depicting the "Nativity" in the Basilica di Santa Maria Novella in Florence.
In the 17th century, Jannett Descartes (1596-1650) was a French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist who made significant contributions to the field of modern philosophy. She is best known for her philosophical statement "I think, therefore I am" (Cogito, ergo sum) and her work on the foundations of analytic geometry.
Another notable figure was Jannett Curie (1867-1934), a Polish-born physicist and chemist who conducted pioneering research on radioactivity. She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the first person to be awarded twice, once in physics and once in chemistry, for her groundbreaking discoveries.
People
Jannett + last name combinations
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Related
Other names starting with J
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Jannett: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jannett?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 732 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jannett going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 468,244 US residents.
Is Jannett a common name?
We classify Jannett as "Very Rare". It ranks above 87.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,026 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jannett most popular?
The single biggest year for Jannett was 1991, when 25 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jannett is about 52 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Jannett a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Jannett in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.