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
- 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
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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 | — | |
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.
See more about Jeanette
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1939 at #82 (2,893 births)
- Births halved by 1973, 34 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 6 yrs · run 1936–1941
- Top 1,000: 123 yrs · run 1880–2002
- Highest: 1 in 379 girls born in 1939 were named Jeanette (0.26%)
- Latest: 1 in 21,430 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 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 1972
Top girls' names in 1972
Top boys' names in 1972
More about 1972
girls
1,521,244 girls got a published name in 1972; 1 in 1,018 of them was named Jeanette, which outranked 98.0% of the 9,666 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,621,608 boys got a published name in 1972; 1 in 270,268 of them was named Jeanette, which outranked 22.8% of the 5,751 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #3,963Zephaniah7
- #3,963Zerick7
- #3,963Zoran7
- #4,441Jeanette6
- #4,441Abelino6
- #4,441Abimael6
- #4,441Abrahm6
- #4,986Aaric5
- #4,986Aasim5
- #4,986Abiel5
Tied with 544 names at #4,441; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.