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

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Peak · girls
1939 · 2,893 births
Debut · girls
55 births
In top 100 · girls
6 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
163,440
since 1880

Jeanette over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201974peak #82, 1939girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#2,38775—
2024#2,77561—
2023#2,75762—
2022#2,53070—
2021#2,55868—
2020#2,54967—
2019#2,53869—
2018#2,36177—
2017#2,12990—
2016#2,38578—
2015#2,02597—
2014#1,956102—
2013#1,880107—
2012#1,886106—
2011#1,728119—
2010#1,738120—
2009#1,733126—
2008#1,589143—
2007#1,695129—
2006#1,342173—
2005#1,319167—
2004#1,180190—
2003#1,038220—
2002#991222—
2001#834275—
2000#785292—
1999#756295—
1998#715309—
1997#590389—
1996#522452—
1995#510480#8,8685
1994#457559—
1993#378678—
1992#322847#6,6707
1991#2641,052#5,5219
1990#281989—
1989#2631,012#4,52711
1988#262976#7,2705
1987#2431,065#3,73112
1986#2341,111#3,65312
1985#268935#6,5235
1984#275871#6,3155
1983#260918#4,1419
1982#264938—
1981#2321,088#6,2625
1980#2501,026#4,9407
1979#2491,007#4,8427
1978#2381,028#5,0596
1977#2351,065#5,1236
1976#2171,127#5,5875
1975#2121,160#5,4645
1974#1911,326#3,12011
1973#1901,362#3,6948
1972#1911,494#4,4416
1971#1861,677#3,3709
1970#1901,724#3,8367
1969#1891,686#2,86110
1968#1831,752#4,1365
1967#1721,850#3,2317
1966#1721,963#2,9868
1965#1692,070#3,9305
1964#1622,380#2,8549
1963#1582,568#4,0485
1962#1572,611#3,0418
1961#1632,559#2,53811
1960#1592,647—
1959#1712,243#3,6196
1958#1792,098#3,2757
1957#1672,297#3,5526
1956#1602,338#3,2167
1955#1532,376—
1954#1482,488—
1953#1392,608#3,1437
1952#1372,580—
1951#1322,543#2,6629
1950#1312,413#3,6815
1949#1292,511#3,2986
1948#1292,331#2,7888
1947#1252,600#3,7335
1946#1212,412#2,9197
1945#1222,053#2,7437
1944#1172,255#2,30910
1943#1092,554#2,40510
1942#1042,688#2,14512
1941#982,596#2,6568
1940#902,727#2,4789
1939#822,893#2,4499
1938#912,802#2,4799
1937#902,741#1,82815
1936#942,552#1,96413
1935#1042,290#1,65618
1934#1062,293#2,12112
1933#1032,223#2,09312
1932#1062,291#2,46510
1931#1052,234#2,6519
1930#1062,434#2,60910
1929#1311,839#2,9808
1928#1261,944#2,8439
1927#1311,970#3,1518
1926#1361,871#3,1398
1925#1371,920#3,4087
1924#1342,066—
1923#1312,029—
1922#1282,005—
1921#1252,096#2,80410
1920#1262,043—
1919#1351,767#3,7366
1918#1311,774#4,1795
1917#1321,638—
1916#1351,522—
1915#1481,273—
1914#150977—
1913#159734—
1912#166623—
1911#169444—
1910#179382—
1909#188317—
1908#186304—
1907#186294—
1906#185269—
1905#195243—
1904#203221—
1903#214198—
1902#211198—
1901#226161—
1900#206233—
1899#215162—
1898#209191—
1897#216158—
1896#210172—
1895#207167—
1894#214152—
1893#216142—
1892#227129—
1891#241101—
1890#214129—
1889#225106—
1888#200126—
1887#22585—
1886#21983—
1885#22776—
1884#22173—
1883#22763—
1882#20864—
1881#26836—
1880#20655—
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 1974

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Jeanette, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Jeanette, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Jeanette, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Jeanette, so not publishedNHWashington: #146 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 655 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Jeanette, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Jeanette, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Jeanette, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #233 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,488 girlsMNIllinois: #166 for girls · 84 births · 1 in 830 girlsILWisconsin: #197 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,099 girlsWIMichigan: #227 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 1,267 girlsMINew York: #117 for girls · 193 births · 1 in 534 girlsNYMassachusetts: #304 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,185 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Jeanette, so not publishedRIOregon: #267 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,449 girlsORNevada: #140 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 503 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Jeanette, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Jeanette, so not publishedSDIowa: #212 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,122 girlsIAIndiana: #267 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,587 girlsINOhio: #182 for girls · 72 births · 1 in 974 girlsOHPennsylvania: #220 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 1,286 girlsPANew Jersey: #119 for girls · 71 births · 1 in 530 girlsNJConnecticut: #150 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 749 girlsCTCalifornia: #160 for girls · 177 births · 1 in 772 girlsCAUtah: #189 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 837 girlsUTColorado: #153 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 681 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Jeanette, so not publishedNEMissouri: #319 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,119 girlsMOKentucky: #503 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,555 girlsKYWest Virginia: #241 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,241 girlsWVVirginia: #213 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,067 girlsVAMaryland: #174 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 843 girlsMDDelaware: #143 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 547 girlsDEArizona: #154 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 640 girlsAZNew Mexico: #162 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 596 girlsNMKansas: #161 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 709 girlsKSArkansas: #367 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,135 girlsARTennessee: #327 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,114 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #323 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,115 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #389 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,507 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #171 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 650 girlsDCOklahoma: #385 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,262 girlsOKLouisiana: #344 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,773 girlsLAMississippi: #212 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 945 girlsMSAlabama: #366 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,254 girlsALGeorgia: #254 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,375 girlsGAHawaii: #191 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 641 girlsHITexas: #199 for girls · 98 births · 1 in 974 girlsTXFlorida: #190 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 950 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New York#117 · 1 in 534
  2. New Jersey#119 · 1 in 530
  3. Nevada#140 · 1 in 503
  4. Delaware#143 · 1 in 547
  5. Washington#146 · 1 in 655

Best ever in a state: #28 in Hawaii, 1938.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New York#1171931 in 534
New Jersey#119711 in 530
Nevada#14051 in 503
Delaware#14351 in 547
Washington#146301 in 655
Connecticut#150191 in 749
Colorado#153231 in 681
Arizona#154241 in 640
California#1601771 in 772
Kansas#161171 in 709
New Mexico#162131 in 596
Illinois#166841 in 830
District of Columbia#17191 in 650
Maryland#174221 in 843
Ohio#182721 in 974
Utah#189141 in 837
Florida#190461 in 950
Hawaii#19171 in 641
Wisconsin#197251 in 1,099
Texas#199981 in 974
Iowa#212151 in 1,122
Mississippi#212171 in 945
Virginia#213261 in 1,067
Pennsylvania#220521 in 1,286
Michigan#227451 in 1,267
Minnesota#233161 in 1,488
West Virginia#24191 in 1,241
Georgia#254241 in 1,375
Indiana#267221 in 1,587
Oregon#26791 in 1,449
Massachusetts#304141 in 2,185
Missouri#319141 in 2,119
North Carolina#323161 in 2,115
Tennessee#327131 in 2,114
Louisiana#344141 in 1,773
Alabama#366101 in 2,254
Arkansas#36761 in 2,135
Oklahoma#38571 in 2,262
South Carolina#38971 in 2,507
Kentucky#50351 in 4,555
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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.

See more about Jeanette
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
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s767#200 (1888)#223
1890s1,503#207 (1895)#217
1900s2,438#185 (1906)#200
1910s11,134#131 (1918)#150
1920s19,783#125 (1921)#131
1930s24,753#82 (1939)#99
1940s24,727#90 (1940)#114
1950s23,984#131 (1950)#152
1960s22,086#157 (1962)#168
1970s12,970#186 (1971)#210
1980s9,940#232 (1981)#255
1990s6,050#264 (1991)#480
2000s1,937#785 (2000)#1,251
2010s965#1,728 (2011)#2,063
2020s403#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 1974

girls
#191
1,326 births · 1 in 1,107 girls
boys
#3,120
11 births · 1 in 142,939 boys

Top girls' names in 1974

  1. #1Jennifer63,107
  2. #2Amy29,566
  3. #3Michelle25,826
  4. #4Heather23,179
  5. #5Angela22,803
  6. #6Kimberly22,427
  7. #7Melissa22,166
  8. #8Lisa19,778
  9. #9Stephanie16,984
  10. #10Rebecca15,163
  11. #191Jeanette1,326

Top boys' names in 1974

  1. #1Michael67,534
  2. #2Jason54,756
  3. #3Christopher48,585
  4. #4David41,786
  5. #5James41,334
  6. #6John37,612
  7. #7Robert37,005
  8. #8Brian34,449
  9. #9Matthew27,194
  10. #10William26,980
  11. #3,120Jeanette11
More about 1974

girls

1,467,534 girls got a published name in 1974; 1 in 1,107 of them was named Jeanette, which outranked 98.1% of the 10,247 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jeanette
  1. #188Annette1,382
  2. #189Sylvia1,353
  3. #190Tasha1,344
  4. #191Jeanette1,326
  5. #192Sabrina1,325
  6. #193Janice1,323
  7. #194Mindy1,313
Biggest movers since 1973
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,440Nakia#6,666 → #226
  2. ↑ 5,329Nikia#6,080 → #751
  3. ↑ 1,994Luciana#2,914 → #920
  4. ↑ 1,556Cortney#2,349 → #793
  5. ↑ 1,213Nia#1,885 → #672
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,251Contina#962 → #2,213
  2. ↓ 396Pam#990 → #1,386
  3. ↓ 376Tracee#536 → #912
  4. ↓ 364Cher#760 → #1,124
  5. ↓ 314Richard#904 → #1,218

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,572,334 boys got a published name in 1974; 1 in 142,939 of them was named Jeanette, which outranked 48.0% of the 6,004 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jeanette
  1. #2,946Yakov12
  2. #2,946Ysidro12
  3. #2,946Zion12
  4. #3,120Jeanette11
  5. #3,120Abelino11
  6. #3,120Abron11
  7. #3,120Airrion11
  8. #3,318Abdu10
  9. #3,318Able10
  10. #3,318Abundio10

Tied with 197 names at #3,120; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1973
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,544Rashad#4,505 → #961
  2. ↑ 844Telly#1,312 → #468
  3. ↑ 398Jabari#1,312 → #914
  4. ↑ 356Ahmad#1,123 → #767
  5. ↑ 356Toma#1,238 → #882
Fallers
  1. ↓ 383Parrish#987 → #1,370
  2. ↓ 378Fredric#957 → #1,335
  3. ↓ 346Jory#753 → #1,099
  4. ↓ 301Vidal#834 → #1,135
  5. ↓ 277Pat#847 → #1,124

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1974 →