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Jannette

Pronounced JH AE1 N EH1 T T IY1 (ARPABET)

  • 3 syllables
  • Peaked 1960
  • 129 years in use
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How popular is Jannette?

Jannette is a girls' name, and first appears in 1894. It has been given to 5,219 children — the 2,051st most common girls' name on record.

It is still recorded, but barely: 64 births across the past decade, against a peak of 120 in a single year. That peak was in 1960.

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Characteristics

  • 3 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
JH AE1 N EH1 T T IY1
Stress pattern:
111
Syllables:
3

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Jannette

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Jannette

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Jannette?
Jannette ranks 2,051st among girls' names in US records, with 5,219 births since 1894. Over the past decade it accounts for 64.
Is Jannette a unisex name?
No. Jannette is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Jannette most popular?
1960, when 120 children were given the name. It has been in use for 129 years and is still recorded as of 2024.