Jannett
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- JAN-it
- Origin
- Hebrew
Jannett 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 Jannett 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 Jannett a girl's or a boy's name?
Jannett is a girls' name.
How popular is Jannett in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1991, with 25 girls. It first appears in the records in 1906.
Half of all the girls named Jannett in the US since 1880 were born between 1949 and 1986, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jannett in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 5 | #16,863 |
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #17,498 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 7 | #13,601 |
| 2005 | 8 | #11,828 |
| 2004 | 8 | #11,617 |
| 2003 | 6 | #13,837 |
| 2002 | 10 | #9,476 |
| 2001 | 5 | #15,345 |
| 2000 | 11 | #8,527 |
| 1999 | 13 | #7,233 |
| 1998 | 9 | #9,254 |
| 1997 | 10 | #8,329 |
| 1996 | 10 | #8,127 |
| 1995 | 6 | #11,778 |
| 1994 | 12 | #7,091 |
| 1993 | 16 | #5,667 |
| 1992 | 9 | #8,726 |
| 1991 | 25 | #4,053 |
| 1990 | 15 | #5,829 |
| 1989 | 19 | #4,664 |
| 1988 | 16 | #5,060 |
| 1987 | 18 | #4,471 |
| 1986 | 17 | #4,536 |
| 1985 | 15 | #4,858 |
| 1984 | 6 | #9,139 |
| 1983 | 16 | #4,475 |
| 1982 | 13 | #5,207 |
| 1981 | 14 | #4,962 |
| 1980 | 9 | #6,788 |
| 1979 | 14 | #4,841 |
| 1978 | 10 | #5,957 |
| 1977 | 14 | #4,651 |
| 1976 | 13 | #4,612 |
| 1975 | 8 | #6,482 |
| 1974 | 8 | #6,257 |
| 1973 | 9 | #5,578 |
| 1972 | 11 | #4,792 |
| 1971 | 8 | #6,004 |
| 1970 | 9 | #5,412 |
| 1969 | 15 | #3,618 |
| 1968 | 17 | #3,168 |
| 1967 | 11 | #4,052 |
| 1966 | 7 | #5,272 |
| 1965 | 20 | #2,743 |
| 1964 | 18 | #2,999 |
| 1963 | 9 | #4,538 |
| 1962 | 12 | #3,781 |
| 1961 | 15 | #3,317 |
| 1960 | 18 | #2,903 |
| 1959 | 13 | #3,435 |
| 1958 | 13 | #3,378 |
| 1957 | 22 | #2,415 |
| 1956 | 22 | #2,388 |
| 1955 | 21 | #2,410 |
| 1954 | 22 | #2,294 |
| 1953 | 13 | #3,105 |
| 1952 | 18 | #2,501 |
| 1951 | 15 | #2,693 |
| 1950 | 16 | #2,534 |
| 1949 | 20 | #2,211 |
| 1948 | 15 | #2,588 |
| 1947 | 14 | #2,768 |
| 1946 | 12 | #2,879 |
| 1945 | 11 | #2,741 |
| 1944 | 18 | #2,026 |
| 1943 | 12 | #2,694 |
| 1942 | 16 | #2,213 |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 11 | #2,571 |
| 1939 | 9 | #2,920 |
| 1938 | 12 | #2,447 |
| 1937 | 10 | #2,734 |
| 1936 | 7 | #3,374 |
| 1935 | 8 | #3,154 |
| 1934 | 6 | #3,800 |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 6 | #3,899 |
| 1931 | 7 | #3,495 |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 11 | #2,736 |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 6 | #4,284 |
| 1926 | 5 | #4,849 |
| 1925 | 6 | #4,425 |
| 1924 | 7 | #4,000 |
| 1923 | 6 | #4,375 |
| 1922 | 6 | #4,443 |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 5 | #4,812 |
| 1918 | 5 | #4,807 |
| 1917 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 6 | #2,825 |
| 1912 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 5 | #2,101 |
| 1907 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 5 | #1,951 |
Nicknames for Jannett
Names like Jannett
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Judith, Sarah, Mary, Jane, Susan, Rebecca, Elizabeth, Jenny, Janet, Janie, Jamie, Rachel
Names related to Jannett
Jannat, Janeth, Janette, Jeannette, 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, “Jannett: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jannett, updated 20 October 2026.