Given name & surname
Janett
“God is gracious”
Janett is a variant of Janet. In Scottish use, Janet carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Janett is a variant of Janet. In Scottish use, Janet carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1911. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Janett through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,542
- 0 boys · 3,542 girls
- Most popular year
- 1991
- 71 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #12,452 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 12,452 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 71 in 1991. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,297 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Janett’s family of names
Janett has a related form in Janet. In German usage, Janett has a related form in Jeanette. In German usage, Janett has a related form in Jeannette.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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