Given name
Jeanetta
“God is gracious”
Jeanetta is a variant of Jean. In French use, Jean carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jeanetta is a variant of Jean. In French use, Jean carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1882. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jeanetta through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5,149
- 0 boys · 5,149 girls
- Most popular year
- 1961
- 104 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 6 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 104 in 1961. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,024 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.
Jeanetta’s family of names
Jeanetta has a related form in Jean.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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