Jeanette
#2,387 for girls in 2025, 75 births · Last seen for boys in 1995 at #8,868
Given to girls 99.7% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1939 · 2,893 births
- Debut · girls
- 55 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 6 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 163,440since 1880
Jeanette over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #2,387 | 75 | — | |
| 2024 | #2,775 | 61 | — | |
| 2023 | #2,757 | 62 | — | |
| 2022 | #2,530 | 70 | — | |
| 2021 | #2,558 | 68 | — | |
| 2020 | #2,549 | 67 | — | |
| 2019 | #2,538 | 69 | — | |
| 2018 | #2,361 | 77 | — | |
| 2017 | #2,129 | 90 | — | |
| 2016 | #2,385 | 78 | — | |
| 2015 | #2,025 | 97 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,956 | 102 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,880 | 107 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,886 | 106 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,728 | 119 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,738 | 120 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,733 | 126 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,589 | 143 | — | |
| 2007 | #1,695 | 129 | — | |
| 2006 | #1,342 | 173 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,319 | 167 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,180 | 190 | — | |
| 2003 | #1,038 | 220 | — | |
| 2002 | #991 | 222 | — | |
| 2001 | #834 | 275 | — | |
| 2000 | #785 | 292 | — | |
| 1999 | #756 | 295 | — | |
| 1998 | #715 | 309 | — | |
| 1997 | #590 | 389 | — | |
| 1996 | #522 | 452 | — | |
| 1995 | #510 | 480 | #8,868 | 5 |
| 1994 | #457 | 559 | — | |
| 1993 | #378 | 678 | — | |
| 1992 | #322 | 847 | #6,670 | 7 |
| 1991 | #264 | 1,052 | #5,521 | 9 |
| 1990 | #281 | 989 | — | |
| 1989 | #263 | 1,012 | #4,527 | 11 |
| 1988 | #262 | 976 | #7,270 | 5 |
| 1987 | #243 | 1,065 | #3,731 | 12 |
| 1986 | #234 | 1,111 | #3,653 | 12 |
| 1985 | #268 | 935 | #6,523 | 5 |
| 1984 | #275 | 871 | #6,315 | 5 |
| 1983 | #260 | 918 | #4,141 | 9 |
| 1982 | #264 | 938 | — | |
| 1981 | #232 | 1,088 | #6,262 | 5 |
| 1980 | #250 | 1,026 | #4,940 | 7 |
| 1979 | #249 | 1,007 | #4,842 | 7 |
| 1978 | #238 | 1,028 | #5,059 | 6 |
| 1977 | #235 | 1,065 | #5,123 | 6 |
| 1976 | #217 | 1,127 | #5,587 | 5 |
| 1975 | #212 | 1,160 | #5,464 | 5 |
| 1974 | #191 | 1,326 | #3,120 | 11 |
| 1973 | #190 | 1,362 | #3,694 | 8 |
| 1972 | #191 | 1,494 | #4,441 | 6 |
| 1971 | #186 | 1,677 | #3,370 | 9 |
| 1970 | #190 | 1,724 | #3,836 | 7 |
| 1969 | #189 | 1,686 | #2,861 | 10 |
| 1968 | #183 | 1,752 | #4,136 | 5 |
| 1967 | #172 | 1,850 | #3,231 | 7 |
| 1966 | #172 | 1,963 | #2,986 | 8 |
| 1965 | #169 | 2,070 | #3,930 | 5 |
| 1964 | #162 | 2,380 | #2,854 | 9 |
| 1963 | #158 | 2,568 | #4,048 | 5 |
| 1962 | #157 | 2,611 | #3,041 | 8 |
| 1961 | #163 | 2,559 | #2,538 | 11 |
| 1960 | #159 | 2,647 | — | |
| 1959 | #171 | 2,243 | #3,619 | 6 |
| 1958 | #179 | 2,098 | #3,275 | 7 |
| 1957 | #167 | 2,297 | #3,552 | 6 |
| 1956 | #160 | 2,338 | #3,216 | 7 |
| 1955 | #153 | 2,376 | — | |
| 1954 | #148 | 2,488 | — | |
| 1953 | #139 | 2,608 | #3,143 | 7 |
| 1952 | #137 | 2,580 | — | |
| 1951 | #132 | 2,543 | #2,662 | 9 |
| 1950 | #131 | 2,413 | #3,681 | 5 |
| 1949 | #129 | 2,511 | #3,298 | 6 |
| 1948 | #129 | 2,331 | #2,788 | 8 |
| 1947 | #125 | 2,600 | #3,733 | 5 |
| 1946 | #121 | 2,412 | #2,919 | 7 |
| 1945 | #122 | 2,053 | #2,743 | 7 |
| 1944 | #117 | 2,255 | #2,309 | 10 |
| 1943 | #109 | 2,554 | #2,405 | 10 |
| 1942 | #104 | 2,688 | #2,145 | 12 |
| 1941 | #98 | 2,596 | #2,656 | 8 |
| 1940 | #90 | 2,727 | #2,478 | 9 |
| 1939 | #82 | 2,893 | #2,449 | 9 |
| 1938 | #91 | 2,802 | #2,479 | 9 |
| 1937 | #90 | 2,741 | #1,828 | 15 |
| 1936 | #94 | 2,552 | #1,964 | 13 |
| 1935 | #104 | 2,290 | #1,656 | 18 |
| 1934 | #106 | 2,293 | #2,121 | 12 |
| 1933 | #103 | 2,223 | #2,093 | 12 |
| 1932 | #106 | 2,291 | #2,465 | 10 |
| 1931 | #105 | 2,234 | #2,651 | 9 |
| 1930 | #106 | 2,434 | #2,609 | 10 |
| 1929 | #131 | 1,839 | #2,980 | 8 |
| 1928 | #126 | 1,944 | #2,843 | 9 |
| 1927 | #131 | 1,970 | #3,151 | 8 |
| 1926 | #136 | 1,871 | #3,139 | 8 |
| 1925 | #137 | 1,920 | #3,408 | 7 |
| 1924 | #134 | 2,066 | — | |
| 1923 | #131 | 2,029 | — | |
| 1922 | #128 | 2,005 | — | |
| 1921 | #125 | 2,096 | #2,804 | 10 |
| 1920 | #126 | 2,043 | — | |
| 1919 | #135 | 1,767 | #3,736 | 6 |
| 1918 | #131 | 1,774 | #4,179 | 5 |
| 1917 | #132 | 1,638 | — | |
| 1916 | #135 | 1,522 | — | |
| 1915 | #148 | 1,273 | — | |
| 1914 | #150 | 977 | — | |
| 1913 | #159 | 734 | — | |
| 1912 | #166 | 623 | — | |
| 1911 | #169 | 444 | — | |
| 1910 | #179 | 382 | — | |
| 1909 | #188 | 317 | — | |
| 1908 | #186 | 304 | — | |
| 1907 | #186 | 294 | — | |
| 1906 | #185 | 269 | — | |
| 1905 | #195 | 243 | — | |
| 1904 | #203 | 221 | — | |
| 1903 | #214 | 198 | — | |
| 1902 | #211 | 198 | — | |
| 1901 | #226 | 161 | — | |
| 1900 | #206 | 233 | — | |
| 1899 | #215 | 162 | — | |
| 1898 | #209 | 191 | — | |
| 1897 | #216 | 158 | — | |
| 1896 | #210 | 172 | — | |
| 1895 | #207 | 167 | — | |
| 1894 | #214 | 152 | — | |
| 1893 | #216 | 142 | — | |
| 1892 | #227 | 129 | — | |
| 1891 | #241 | 101 | — | |
| 1890 | #214 | 129 | — | |
| 1889 | #225 | 106 | — | |
| 1888 | #200 | 126 | — | |
| 1887 | #225 | 85 | — | |
| 1886 | #219 | 83 | — | |
| 1885 | #227 | 76 | — | |
| 1884 | #221 | 73 | — | |
| 1883 | #227 | 63 | — | |
| 1882 | #208 | 64 | — | |
| 1881 | #268 | 36 | — | |
| 1880 | #206 | 55 | — | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Jeanette was already there! It came in at #206, and was given to 55 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1881, when fewer than 37 girls a year got the name.
Where Jeanette is popular in 1920
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Wisconsin#41 · 1 in 161
- Delaware#58 · 1 in 221
- New Hampshire#77 · 1 in 257
- Maine#78 · 1 in 294
- Minnesota#79 · 1 in 266
Best ever in a state: #28 in Hawaii, 1938.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin | #41 | 152 | 1 in 161 |
| Delaware | #58 | 9 | 1 in 221 |
| New Hampshire | #77 | 14 | 1 in 257 |
| Maine | #78 | 23 | 1 in 294 |
| Minnesota | #79 | 86 | 1 in 266 |
| Illinois | #84 | 185 | 1 in 320 |
| New York | #84 | 275 | 1 in 359 |
| Connecticut | #85 | 37 | 1 in 373 |
| Michigan | #86 | 115 | 1 in 328 |
| Iowa | #87 | 59 | 1 in 377 |
| Indiana | #89 | 67 | 1 in 395 |
| Oregon | #90 | 18 | 1 in 332 |
| North Dakota | #92 | 23 | 1 in 327 |
| Maryland | #94 | 36 | 1 in 414 |
| South Dakota | #97 | 19 | 1 in 357 |
| Ohio | #98 | 117 | 1 in 473 |
| New Jersey | #105 | 64 | 1 in 494 |
| Vermont | #109 | 6 | 1 in 433 |
| Massachusetts | #113 | 68 | 1 in 533 |
| Montana | #113 | 10 | 1 in 504 |
| California | #119 | 51 | 1 in 552 |
| Missouri | #126 | 52 | 1 in 590 |
| Washington | #130 | 15 | 1 in 700 |
| Idaho | #131 | 8 | 1 in 544 |
| Florida | #136 | 19 | 1 in 555 |
| Alabama | #138 | 47 | 1 in 654 |
| Colorado | #143 | 13 | 1 in 685 |
| Nebraska | #144 | 17 | 1 in 745 |
| Pennsylvania | #145 | 103 | 1 in 946 |
| Kansas | #162 | 20 | 1 in 827 |
| Virginia | #166 | 30 | 1 in 958 |
| Rhode Island | #167 | 6 | 1 in 935 |
| Kentucky | #169 | 35 | 1 in 826 |
| South Carolina | #178 | 24 | 1 in 1,030 |
| Georgia | #181 | 39 | 1 in 958 |
| Louisiana | #205 | 23 | 1 in 985 |
| Tennessee | #213 | 22 | 1 in 1,267 |
| North Carolina | #236 | 23 | 1 in 1,623 |
| Texas | #246 | 48 | 1 in 1,188 |
| West Virginia | #253 | 11 | 1 in 1,681 |
| Mississippi | #256 | 14 | 1 in 1,529 |
| Arkansas | #280 | 13 | 1 in 1,599 |
| Oklahoma | #367 | 9 | 1 in 2,833 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 388 spots since 2024 (#2,775 → #2,387)
- 162 spots since 2020 (#2,549 → #2,387)
- 362 spots since 2015 (#2,025 → #2,387)
- Biggest jump: 60 spots in 1882 (#268 → #208)
- Biggest drop: 157 spots in 2002 (#834 → #991)
Rise & fade · girls
59 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1939 at #82 (2,893 births)
- Births halved by 1973, 34 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 6 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 6 yrs · run 1936–1941
- Top 1,000: 123 yrs · run 1880–2002
Share of babies · girls
1 in 379
- Highest: 1 in 379 girls born in 1939 were named Jeanette (0.26%)
- Latest: 1 in 21,430 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1930s
- 15.1% of all girls named Jeanette (24,753) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 767 | #200 (1888) | #223 |
| 1890s | 1,503 | #207 (1895) | #217 |
| 1900s | 2,438 | #185 (1906) | #200 |
| 1910s | 11,134 | #131 (1918) | #150 |
| 1920s | 19,783 | #125 (1921) | #131 |
| 1930s | 24,753 | #82 (1939) | #99 |
| 1940s | 24,727 | #90 (1940) | #114 |
| 1950s | 23,984 | #131 (1950) | #152 |
| 1960s | 22,086 | #157 (1962) | #168 |
| 1970s | 12,970 | #186 (1971) | #210 |
| 1980s | 9,940 | #232 (1981) | #255 |
| 1990s | 6,050 | #264 (1991) | #480 |
| 2000s | 1,937 | #785 (2000) | #1,251 |
| 2010s | 965 | #1,728 (2011) | #2,063 |
| 2020s | 403 | #2,387 (2025) | #2,593 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Jeanette in 1920
girls
#126
2,043 births · 1 in 587 girls
Top girls' names in 1920
More about 1920
girls
1,198,289 girls got a published name in 1920; 1 in 587 of them was named Jeanette, which outranked 97.8% of the 5,767 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Jeanette
Biggest movers since 1919
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.