Given name

Jeanett

Jeanett is a feminine given name. It is used in Danish.

Meaning & origin

A reliable meaning for Jeanett isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1903. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Jeanett through the years

Babies since 1880
1,079
0 boys · 1,079 girls
Most popular year
1965
31 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
05101520192019401960198020002025Highest share 19030.0
Jeanett in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1903–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 2006. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 31 in 1965. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 881 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.

Jeanett’s family of names

In Danish usage, Jeanett has a related form in Jeanette. In German usage, Jeanett has a related form in Jeannette. In English usage, Jeanett has a conventional equivalent in the German form Jeannette.

Walk Jeanett’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Around the world

Jeanett has relatives in 3 languages.

GermanCebuano

2 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Dots on the border stand for languages further away. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

People named Jeanett

Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.

Similar names

If you love Jeanett, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

 

Jeanna

“God is gracious”

22RareEasing

>99% girls

 

Jeannie

“God is gracious”

20RareSteady

>99% girls

Hebrew

Jeanie

“God is gracious”

23RareRising

>99% girls

Scottish · Literary

Janet

“God is gracious”

34RareCooling

>99% girls

Nature

Marybeth

“star of the sea” · “from the sea of bitterness”

22RareSteady

>99% girls

 

Jolynn

“God will add”

21RareCooling

>99% girls

 

Jenifer

“one who is fair; a beautiful girl”

20RareEasing

>99% girls

 

Juli

“the child of Jove; one who is youthful” · “one who is youthful; daughter of the sky”

20RareRising

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Jeanett’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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