How Many People Are Named Jennette?
An estimated 2,168 people in the United States have the first name Jennette. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 54 years old, and Jennette peaked in popularity in 1981 with 80 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jennette as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Jennette paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,168
About 1 in 158,097 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
54
years old
Peak Year
1981
80 births
Total Registered
3,522
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jennette
Jennette is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,522 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Jennette as a female name
Ranked #16,722 in 2018
5 female births in 2018
Peak: 1981 (80 births)
Jennette: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jennette span from the 1880s to the 2010s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 630 babies were registered. Jennette has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jennette by Decade
How has Jennette tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Jennette by State
Birth registrations for Jennette span all 16 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Michigan. The lowest are in Massachusetts, Georgia, Alabama. On average, about 41 Jennettes were registered per state.
Jennette + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jennette as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Jennette
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Jennette: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jennette?
We estimate approximately 2,168 people named Jennette are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 158,097 Americans share this first name.
Is Jennette a common name?
Jennette is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,522 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jennette most popular?
Jennette reached peak popularity in 1981, when 80 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jennette is approximately 54 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jennette a female name?
Jennette is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jennette Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jennette Smith, Jennette Johnson, Jennette Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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