Jacquette is a unique and distinctive given name of French origin, derived from the masculine Jacques, which is a variant of Jacob. It means 'supplanter' or 'held by the heel', a reference to the biblical patriarch who was born grasping his twin brother Esau's heel. Jacquette is traditionally passed down as a female name in France but has not been widely used elsewhere.
The name Jacquette peaked in popularity between 1980 and 1983, with a high of 12 births in 1982. However, it has since declined, with only 5 births recorded in 1994. Over the course of these years, there were a total of 158 babies named Jacquette.