Jeannette

#5,238 for girls in 2025, 24 births · Last seen for boys in 1969 at #3,935
Given to girls 99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1916 · 1,082 births
Debut · girls
34 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
69,251
since 1880

Jeannette over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Jeannette has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201920peak #173, 1916girls
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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#5,23824
2024#5,96220
2023#5,39023
2022#6,46418
2021#6,96716
2020#4,64828
2019#4,54630
2018#5,45423
2017#4,47731
2016#4,42332
2015#3,98937
2014#4,54431
2013#4,07636
2012#3,36448
2011#3,78140
2010#3,68942
2009#3,94439
2008#4,26836
2007#3,42848
2006#3,17652
2005#2,73161
2004#2,88955
2003#2,73757
2002#2,37967
2001#2,28870
2000#2,45762
1999#1,91482
1998#1,72192
1997#1,65695
1996#1,551102
1995#1,176146
1994#1,177150
1993#972193
1992#914214
1991#692308
1990#769266
1989#657311
1988#586346
1987#578343
1986#500425
1985#539369
1984#626283
1983#557327
1982#491415
1981#493415
1980#450474
1979#493410
1978#479408
1977#444460
1976#466406
1975#452428
1974#383542
1973#381537
1972#374574
1971#349717
1970#352714
1969#342683#3,9356
1968#354632
1967#351653
1966#358643
1965#346697
1964#349732
1963#334802
1962#308908#4,0335
1961#316877
1960#305938
1959#296938
1958#302886
1957#314863
1956#297902
1955#293870
1954#291855
1953#274911
1952#267898
1951#268856
1950#256884
1949#251917
1948#240957
1947#237994
1946#230965
1945#236788
1944#212931
1943#2031,037
1942#1941,055#3,2126
1941#198948
1940#1811,039#2,4789
1939#1841,018
1938#1861,044
1937#1891,012
1936#188955#3,5495
1935#186949#3,2526
1934#195919
1933#203860
1932#1751,080#3,3616
1931#185974
1930#195987#3,5926
1929#201929
1928#211889
1927#209910
1926#207920
1925#1951,050
1924#2011,032
1923#1941,081
1922#1971,027
1921#1911,094
1920#1891,060
1919#1841,068
1918#1851,077
1917#1771,113
1916#1731,082
1915#187903
1914#189699
1913#192570
1912#199487
1911#192373
1910#191347
1909#190311
1908#208260
1907#213235
1906#209216
1905#216205
1904#208212
1903#236161
1902#228174
1901#220167
1900#248170
1899#251125
1898#245144
1897#230144
1896#236135
1895#224150
1894#232133
1893#219139
1892#239122
1891#24498
1890#25099
1889#24392
1888#221109
1887#21195
1886#23775
1885#21981
1884#23963
1883#24753
1882#22160
1881#24043
1880#26534
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Jeannette was already there! It came in at #265, and was given to 34 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 2021–2025, when fewer than 25 girls a year got the name.

Where Jeannette is popular in 1920

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedAKMaine: #41 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 157 girlsMEVermont: #71 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 216 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #21 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 82 girlsNHWashington: #124 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 656 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #170 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 941 girlsNDMinnesota: #141 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 848 girlsMNIllinois: #134 for girls · 82 births · 1 in 722 girlsILWisconsin: #128 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 698 girlsWIMichigan: #159 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 1,020 girlsMINew York: #157 for girls · 111 births · 1 in 890 girlsNYMassachusetts: #66 for girls · 128 births · 1 in 283 girlsMARhode Island: #53 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 208 girlsRIOregon: #149 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 746 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedSDIowa: #180 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,060 girlsIAIndiana: #183 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,261 girlsINOhio: #146 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 907 girlsOHPennsylvania: #162 for girls · 83 births · 1 in 1,174 girlsPANew Jersey: #142 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 772 girlsNJConnecticut: #140 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 725 girlsCTCalifornia: #142 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 670 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedUTColorado: #219 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,273 girlsCONebraska: #144 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 745 girlsNEMissouri: #260 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,916 girlsMOKentucky: #299 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,410 girlsKYWest Virginia: #305 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,312 girlsWVVirginia: #267 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,395 girlsVAMaryland: #147 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 877 girlsMDDelaware: #84 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 331 girlsDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedNMKansas: #335 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,758 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #539 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,467 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #354 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,533 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #81 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 367 girlsDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #307 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,060 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedMSAlabama: #525 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,148 girlsALGeorgia: #303 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,670 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedHITexas: #580 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 4,751 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Hampshire#21 · 1 in 82
  2. Maine#41 · 1 in 157
  3. Rhode Island#53 · 1 in 208
  4. Massachusetts#66 · 1 in 283
  5. Vermont#71 · 1 in 216

Best ever in a state: #21 in New Hampshire, 1920.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Hampshire#21441 in 82
Maine#41431 in 157
Rhode Island#53271 in 208
Massachusetts#661281 in 283
Vermont#71121 in 216
District of Columbia#8191 in 367
Delaware#8461 in 331
Washington#124161 in 656
Wisconsin#128351 in 698
Illinois#134821 in 722
Connecticut#140191 in 725
Minnesota#141271 in 848
California#142421 in 670
New Jersey#142411 in 772
Nebraska#144171 in 745
Ohio#146611 in 907
Maryland#147171 in 877
Oregon#14981 in 746
New York#1571111 in 890
Michigan#159371 in 1,020
Pennsylvania#162831 in 1,174
North Dakota#17081 in 941
Iowa#180211 in 1,060
Indiana#183211 in 1,261
Colorado#21971 in 1,273
Missouri#260161 in 1,916
Virginia#267121 in 2,395
Kentucky#299121 in 2,410
Georgia#303141 in 2,670
West Virginia#30581 in 2,312
Louisiana#307111 in 2,060
Kansas#33561 in 2,758
South Carolina#35471 in 3,533
Alabama#52551 in 6,148
North Carolina#53951 in 7,467
Texas#580121 in 4,751
Alaska
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Hawaii
Idaho
Mississippi
Montana
Nevada
New Mexico
Oklahoma
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Tennessee
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.

See more about Jeannette
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 724 spots since 2024 (#5,962#5,238)
  • 590 spots since 2020 (#4,648#5,238)
  • 1,249 spots since 2015 (#3,989#5,238)
  • Biggest jump: 87 spots in 1985 (#626#539)
  • Biggest drop: 222 spots in 1992 (#692#914)
Rise & fade · girls
36 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1916 at #173 (1,082 births)
  • Births halved by 1973, 57 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 114 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 114 yrs · run 1880–1993
Share of babies · girls
1 in 965
  • Highest: 1 in 965 girls born in 1916 were named Jeannette (0.10%)
  • Latest: 1 in 66,969 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
  • 14.4% of all girls named Jeannette (9,992) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s705#211 (1887)#234
1890s1,289#219 (1893)#237
1900s2,111#190 (1909)#218
1910s7,719#173 (1916)#187
1920s9,992#189 (1920)#200
1930s9,798#175 (1932)#189
1940s9,631#181 (1940)#218
1950s8,863#256 (1950)#286
1960s7,565#305 (1960)#336
1970s5,196#349 (1971)#417
1980s3,708#450 (1980)#548
1990s1,648#692 (1991)#1,254
2000s547#2,288 (2001)#3,030
2010s350#3,364 (2012)#4,234
2020s129#4,648 (2020)#5,778

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.

Jeannette in 1920

girls
#189
1,060 births · 1 in 1,130 girls

Top girls' names in 1920

  1. #1Mary70,983
  2. #2Dorothy36,643
  3. #3Helen35,097
  4. #4Margaret27,994
  5. #5Ruth26,102
  6. #6Mildred18,060
  7. #7Virginia17,314
  8. #8Elizabeth15,908
  9. #9Frances15,883
  10. #10Anna14,581
  11. #189Jeannette1,060
More about 1920

girls

1,198,289 girls got a published name in 1920; 1 in 1,130 of them was named Jeannette, which outranked 96.7% 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 Jeannette
  1. #186Regina1,116
  2. #187Dorothea1,110
  3. #188Laverne1,094
  4. #189Jeannette1,060
  5. #190Amelia1,054
  6. #191Cleo1,049
  7. #192Veronica1,039
Biggest movers since 1919
Risers
  1. 550Denise#1,481#931
  2. 321Blossom#1,242#921
  3. 311Lilia#1,242#931
  4. 302Ena#1,270#968
  5. 277Lorayne#1,216#939
Fallers
  1. 594Haruko#917#1,511
  2. 511Roselle#1,000#1,511
  3. 345Toshiko#967#1,312
  4. 304Carroll#902#1,206
  5. 297Santina#835#1,132

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

See the top 100 for 1920