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Jeanetta

Pronounced JH IY1 N EH1 T AH0 (ARPABET)

  • 3 syllables
  • Peaked 1961
  • 143 years in use
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How popular is Jeanetta?

Jeanetta is a girls' name, and first appears in 1882. It has been given to 5,149 children — the 2,069th most common girls' name on record.

It is still recorded, but barely: 19 births across the past decade, against a peak of 104 in a single year. That peak was in 1961.

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Characteristics

  • 3 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
JH IY1 N EH1 T AH0
Stress pattern:
110
Syllables:
3

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

Names like Jeanetta

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

Sibling names for Jeanetta

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

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Jeanetta?
Jeanetta ranks 2,069th among girls' names in US records, with 5,149 births since 1882. Over the past decade it accounts for 19.
Is Jeanetta a unisex name?
No. Jeanetta is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Jeanetta most popular?
1961, when 104 children were given the name. It has been in use for 143 years and is still recorded as of 2024.