Janette
Meaning
diminutive of Jane/Jeanne, traditionally 'God is gracious'
Janette around the world
One shared root links 47 names across 10 languages.
Shared root: from Hebrew Yochanan "God is gracious", carried through Greek Ioannes and Latin Iohannes into nearly every European language
The constellation
37 more branches of this family
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Janette peaked in the 1920s and the 2010s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
758 people · the #10,026 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 250,000 · median age 59
Among people named Janette living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Janette
People given the name Janette in the United States span the generations: the middle half were born anywhere from 1950 to 1999. Age is the one thing the name won't tell you.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Janette deep dive
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