Jeanett
A feminine name of English origin, a variant of Jane, meaning "God is gracious".
Name Census estimates that about 647 living Americans carry the first name Jeanett. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Jeanett today is around 56 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jeanett births was 1965 (31 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jeanett. 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
647
~ 1 in 529,759 Americans
Peak year
1965
31 babies that year
Average age
56
years old
2006 SSA rank
#14,208
Tracked since 1903
Popularity
Jeanett: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jeanett from the 1900s through to the 2000s, spanning 11 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1960s, with 208 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1960s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jeanett 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 Jeanett during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Jeanetts live
The SSA's state-level files cover 4 states and territories. California, Mississippi, New York recorded the most babies named Jeanett, while Texas, New York, Mississippi recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 23 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Jeanett
The name Jeanett is a French variant of the name Jeanne, which is the French form of the English name Jane. It is derived from the Hebrew name Yohanan, meaning "God is gracious." The name gained popularity in Europe during the Middle Ages.
Jeanett was a common name among French nobility and royalty during the medieval period. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name dates back to the 12th century, when a woman named Jeanett de Valois lived in France. She was a noblewoman and the daughter of a prominent French count.
In the 13th century, a woman named Jeanett de Montfort was a prominent figure in the Albigensian Crusade, a military campaign initiated by the Catholic Church against the Cathars in southern France. She was known for her strong leadership and her role in defending the city of Toulouse against the crusaders.
During the Renaissance period, a woman named Jeanett de Picardie was a renowned French poet and writer. She was born in 1465 and is best known for her collection of sonnets and love poems, which were widely read and admired during her lifetime.
In the 17th century, a Dutch woman named Jeanett van der Noot was an influential figure in the Dutch East India Company. She was born in 1620 and played a significant role in the company's operations in the Dutch East Indies, where she served as a trader and diplomat.
Another notable figure with the name Jeanett was Jeanett Rankin, an American politician and activist who was born in 1880. She was the first woman elected to the United States Congress, serving as a representative from Montana from 1917 to 1919 and again from 1941 to 1943. Rankin was a prominent figure in the women's suffrage movement and a vocal advocate for peace and social justice.
People
Jeanett + 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
Jeanett: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jeanett?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 647 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jeanett 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 529,759 US residents.
Is Jeanett a common name?
We classify Jeanett as "Very Rare". It ranks above 86.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,079 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jeanett most popular?
The single biggest year for Jeanett was 1965, when 31 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jeanett is about 56 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Jeanett a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Jeanett 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.