Given name
Janneth
“God is gracious”
Janneth is a variant of Jani. In Finnish use, Jani carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Janneth is a variant of Jani. In Finnish use, Jani carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1985. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Janneth through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 440
- 0 boys · 440 girls
- Most popular year
- 2002
- 24 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 24 in 2002. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,260 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.
Janneth’s family of names
Janneth has a related form in Janet. Janneth has a related form in Jani.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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