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
Census
Jeanett in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 881 people with the first name Jeanett, which placed it at #13,631 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#13,631
National first-name rank
People counted
881
881 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
40.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jeanett
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jeanett is White at 40.9%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (34.2%) and Black (17.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Jeanett described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Jeanett at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White40.9% · 360
- Hispanic or Latino34.2% · 301
- Black or African American17.8% · 157
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.4% · 30
- Two or more races2.5% · 22
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.2% · 11
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
How many people share a full name with Jeanett as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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.
How common was Jeanett in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 881 people with the name Jeanett, or 0.29 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #13,631 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Jeanett in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Jeanett?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jeanett appears almost entirely female. Of the 881 people counted with this name, 99.7% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Jeanett?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jeanett is White at 40.9%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (34.2%) and Black (17.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Jeanett most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Jeanett in the 2020 Census, accounting for 40.9% (360 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Jeanett in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
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.
Is Jeanett still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jeanett in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Jeanett can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
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.
How many people share the name Jeanett?
You can see how many people share the name Jeanett on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — same data roots, lighter UI.