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Janette

Janette is classified as a female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

FemaleHigh

Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.

Verdict
Female
Confidence
High (source weight of at least 64; not an accuracy rate)
High source frequency in
United States, Great Britain, Ireland
US records 1880–2017
42 male / 31,898 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Dataset built
2026-09-11

How to address Janette

If you do not know Janette’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Janette,” in English, “Guten Tag Janette,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Janette,

German

Guten Tag Janette,

French

Bonjour Janette,

Spanish

Estimado/a Janette:

Chinese

Janette您好:

Japanese

Janette様

English

Hi Janette,

German

Hi Janette,

French

Salut Janette,

Spanish

Hola Janette,

Chinese

Janette你好:

Japanese

Janetteさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Classification of Janette by country (nam_dict and US SSA; not a survey of today’s population)
CountryHow commonUsually
United Statescommonwoman's name
Great Britainuncommonwoman's name
Irelandrarewoman's name
Netherlandsrarewoman's name
East Frisiararewoman's name
Switzerlandrarewoman's name
Germanyrarewoman's name
Denmarkrarewoman's name
Finlandrarewoman's name
Francerarewoman's name
Swedenrarewoman's name
Slovakiararewoman's name

United States birth data

42 male · 31,898 female · 31,940 births recorded

Male0.1%Female99.9%

Records from 1980–2017: 0.4% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Janette a male or female name?

Janette is classified as a female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

How do I address Janette in an email?

If you do not know Janette’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Janette,” in English, “Guten Tag Janette,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

Is Janette a unisex name?

Janette is classified as generally female in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.

Related names

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Janette a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/janette. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_janette,
  title  = {Is Janette a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/janette},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}