Jeannette
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from French. From French Jeannette, from Jeanne + -ette, q.v. Doublet of Ivanka, Jan, Janelle, Janet, Janey, Janine, Jeanette, Jeanie, Jeannine, Jen, Jenna, Jenny, Jessie, Jo, Jody, Juanita, Shanae, Sinead, and Vanna.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Jeannette (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Few babies have been given the name since 1998; it belongs mostly to older generations. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 334 |
| 2000 | 334 |
| 2001 | 331 |
| 2002 | 336 |
| 2003 | 335 |
| 2004 | 336 |
| 2005 | 338 |
| 2006 | 337 |
| 2007 | 343 |
| 2008 | 350 |
| 2009 | 353 |
| 2010 | 361 |
| 2011 | 360 |
| 2012 | 362 |
| 2013 | 365 |
| 2014 | 363 |
| 2015 | 364 |
| 2016 | 369 |
| 2017 | 371 |
| 2018 | 371 |
| 2019 | 369 |
| 2020 | 366 |
Jeannette in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Jeannette.Hi! My name is Jeannette.
- Jeannette ringde och sa att hon blir lite sen.Jeannette called and said she'll be a bit late.
- Jag ska fika med Jeannette i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Jeannette this afternoon.
- Jeannettes mamma är lärare.Jeannette's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Jeannettes mamma is Jeannette's mum.
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Questions about Jeannette
How do you pronounce Jeannette in Swedish?
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What does the name Jeannette mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from French. From French Jeannette, from Jeanne + -ette, q.v. Doublet of Ivanka, Jan, Janelle, Janet, Janey, Janine, Jeanette, Jeanie, Jeannine, Jen, Jenna, Jenny, Jessie, Jo, Jody, Juanita, Shanae, Sinead, and Vanna.
How popular is Jeannette in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Jeannette in 2022. In 2020, 366 people in Sweden had Jeannette as the first name they go by.
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.