Gracious
A feminine diminutive of John, combining the Hebrew name Yochanan with the Latinate feminine suffix -etta. It emerged as a traditional Southern American variant, though it has become increasingly rare in the 21st century.
Less common today
Johnetta isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #3,163 in 1991.
Civil rights activist and campaigner
Anthropologist and first female African American president of Spelman College
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
