Jannet
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- JAN-it
- Origin
- Hebrew
Jannet is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is gracious”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Jannet mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Janet; medieval diminutive of Jane
“God is gracious”
A medieval diminutive of Jane, long especially common in Scotland.
Meaning borrowed from Janet. More on Wiktionary.
Is Jannet a girl's or a boy's name?
Jannet is a girls' name.
How popular is Jannet in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1990, with 84 girls. It first appears in the records in 1921.
Half of all the girls named Jannet in the US since 1880 were born between 1970 and 2000, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jannet in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #15,288 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #15,532 |
| 2018 | 7 | #12,459 |
| 2017 | 10 | #9,939 |
| 2016 | 6 | #14,326 |
| 2015 | 11 | #9,476 |
| 2014 | 19 | #6,449 |
| 2013 | 19 | #6,459 |
| 2012 | 24 | #5,555 |
| 2011 | 18 | #6,852 |
| 2010 | 26 | #5,245 |
| 2009 | 31 | #4,676 |
| 2008 | 40 | #3,935 |
| 2007 | 43 | #3,720 |
| 2006 | 43 | #3,616 |
| 2005 | 53 | #3,005 |
| 2004 | 50 | #3,067 |
| 2003 | 40 | #3,528 |
| 2002 | 49 | #2,972 |
| 2001 | 55 | #2,696 |
| 2000 | 66 | #2,328 |
| 1999 | 62 | #2,365 |
| 1998 | 35 | #3,423 |
| 1997 | 34 | #3,362 |
| 1996 | 55 | #2,369 |
| 1995 | 63 | #2,120 |
| 1994 | 37 | #3,093 |
| 1993 | 64 | #2,107 |
| 1992 | 74 | #1,889 |
| 1991 | 73 | #1,907 |
| 1990 | 84 | #1,729 |
| 1989 | 63 | #1,993 |
| 1988 | 38 | #2,739 |
| 1987 | 45 | #2,330 |
| 1986 | 32 | #2,902 |
| 1985 | 34 | #2,748 |
| 1984 | 26 | #3,232 |
| 1983 | 26 | #3,150 |
| 1982 | 36 | #2,581 |
| 1981 | 40 | #2,409 |
| 1980 | 26 | #3,215 |
| 1979 | 26 | #3,147 |
| 1978 | 18 | #3,924 |
| 1977 | 22 | #3,365 |
| 1976 | 20 | #3,406 |
| 1975 | 13 | #4,591 |
| 1974 | 17 | #3,695 |
| 1973 | 23 | #2,914 |
| 1972 | 12 | #4,522 |
| 1971 | 19 | #3,373 |
| 1970 | 14 | #4,037 |
| 1969 | 16 | #3,460 |
| 1968 | 33 | #2,091 |
| 1967 | 17 | #3,084 |
| 1966 | 15 | #3,265 |
| 1965 | 13 | #3,548 |
| 1964 | 22 | #2,674 |
| 1963 | 16 | #3,175 |
| 1962 | 11 | #4,010 |
| 1961 | 15 | #3,317 |
| 1960 | 25 | #2,368 |
| 1959 | 21 | #2,516 |
| 1958 | 18 | #2,754 |
| 1957 | 13 | #3,308 |
| 1956 | 18 | #2,724 |
| 1955 | 24 | #2,221 |
| 1954 | 23 | #2,239 |
| 1953 | 15 | #2,811 |
| 1952 | 23 | #2,125 |
| 1951 | 13 | #2,936 |
| 1950 | 16 | #2,534 |
| 1949 | 15 | #2,619 |
| 1948 | 11 | #3,136 |
| 1947 | 17 | #2,447 |
| 1946 | 16 | #2,391 |
| 1945 | 7 | #3,674 |
| 1944 | 8 | #3,377 |
| 1943 | 16 | #2,250 |
| 1942 | 6 | #4,122 |
| 1941 | 7 | #3,557 |
| 1940 | 14 | #2,202 |
| 1939 | 5 | #4,248 |
| 1938 | 10 | #2,729 |
| 1937 | 13 | #2,317 |
| 1936 | 5 | #4,179 |
| 1935 | 8 | #3,154 |
| 1934 | 10 | #2,740 |
| 1933 | 6 | #3,751 |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 6 | #4,045 |
| 1929 | 9 | #3,135 |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 5 | #4,849 |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 7 | #4,021 |
Nicknames for Jannet
Names like Jannet
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jamie, Jordan, Michelle, Danielle, Janelle, Jessica, Rachel, Abby, Jasmine, Molly, Jocelyn, Samantha
Names related to Jannet
Janet, Jannat, Janeth, Janette, Janat, Janett, Janetta, Janneth
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Jannet: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jannet, updated 20 October 2026.