first name
JANNETTE
of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census
Of the 5,126 people named Jannette, 44.7% reported their origin as Hispanic or Latino, 36.1% as White and 12.6% as Black. Virtually all are female (99.9%). These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.
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Jannette peaked in 1960, when 121 babies got the name.
At least 5,219 babies have been given the name since 1894. Years SSA withheld, because fewer than 5 were born, are skipped rather than drawn as zero.
Jannette by decade
Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 1950s, when it ranked #1,715. The largest share of babies named Jannette, 34.1%, were born during the baby boom (1946–1964).
Rank counts both sexes together, among every name SSA recorded that decade; the number under it is births. The 2020s run only to 2025. Generation years follow Pew Research Center, which has not named a generation after 2012.
Where Jannette is most common
Compared with all babies born in each state since 1910, Jannette has been most common in California (3.9×), South Carolina (3.8×), and Texas (2.3×), and least common in Ohio (0.38×).
2,283 births recorded by state, 1910–2025. 2× means twice as common as nationally. States with fewer than 30 such births are left blank, and SSA withholds any year with fewer than 5 in a state, so small states read low.
Either side of Jannette
Spelled almost the same
8 first names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Jannette, most common first.
Also a last name
As a last name, Jannette ranks #108,965 of 156,621, with 173 people. See Jannette as a last name
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