Name Legacy

Jennette

Recorded 1880–2018 · United States

Jennette was most popular in 1981, when 80 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,438 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,522 people named Jennette.

Most popular in1981
Rank that year#2,438
Births that year80
Total since 18803,522
Given to100% girls

Jennette over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Jennette’s peak in 1981. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Jennette a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Jennette is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 3,522 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Where Jennette is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org