Yanette
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- yah-NET
- Origin
- Hebrew
Yanette 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 Yanette mean?
Hebrew: Spanish-style spelling of Janette, a diminutive of Jane
“God is gracious”
Spanish-style spelling of Janette, a diminutive of Jane, which comes from the Hebrew name John, 'God is gracious'.
Is Yanette a girl's or a boy's name?
Yanette is a girls' name.
How popular is Yanette in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 16 girls. It first appears in the records in 1972.
Half of all the girls named Yanette in the US since 1880 were born between 1987 and 2001, the years shaded on the chart below.
Yanette in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 8 | #12,193 |
| 2011 | 7 | #13,339 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #17,288 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 5 | #17,630 |
| 2006 | 14 | #8,234 |
| 2005 | 16 | #7,133 |
| 2004 | 5 | #16,092 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 8 | #11,013 |
| 2000 | 6 | #13,147 |
| 1999 | 12 | #7,710 |
| 1998 | 6 | #12,420 |
| 1997 | 10 | #8,329 |
| 1996 | 8 | #9,576 |
| 1995 | 9 | #8,761 |
| 1994 | 8 | #9,580 |
| 1993 | 9 | #8,712 |
| 1992 | 15 | #6,001 |
| 1991 | 15 | #5,943 |
| 1990 | 10 | #7,874 |
| 1989 | 13 | #6,154 |
| 1988 | 11 | #6,661 |
| 1987 | 7 | #8,773 |
| 1986 | 6 | #9,540 |
| 1985 | 9 | #6,952 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 5 | #10,272 |
| 1982 | 13 | #5,207 |
| 1981 | 9 | #6,802 |
| 1980 | 7 | #8,177 |
| 1979 | 5 | #10,208 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 6 | #7,982 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 5 | #8,290 |
Names like Yanette
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Sarah, Elise, Hannah, Danielle, Jasmine, Katherine, Arielle, Jordan, Katie, Rachel, Kate, Gabrielle
Names related to Yanette
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, “Yanette: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/yanette, updated 20 October 2026.