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Jenetta
How to Pronounce Jenetta
Pronounced jeh-NET-ah /dʒəˈnɛt.ə/Medium
Meaning: Jenetta is a respelled variant of Jeannette, the French diminutive of Jeanne, itself a French feminine form of John, from the Hebrew Yochanan meaning 'God is gracious.'Medium
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Jenetta is a respelled form of Jeannette, the French diminutive of Jeanne, which comes from the Hebrew Yochanan, 'God is gracious.' It appeared as a distinct American spelling largely in the mid-to-late twentieth century.
Jenetta has stayed a steady, low presence in United States records for decades, given to about eighteen girls a year at its peak around 1983 and continuing into the 1990s. A girl named Jenetta at its peak would be in her forties today.
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What does the name Jenetta mean?
It is a variant of Jeannette, from Jeanne, ultimately from the Hebrew for 'God is gracious.'
How do you pronounce Jenetta?
It is said jeh-NET-ah /dʒəˈnɛt.ə/, three syllables with the stress in the middle.
Is Jenetta a boy or girl name?
Jenetta is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Jenetta?
It has always been rare in the United States, given to under twenty girls a year even at its peak in the early 1980s.