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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201936peak #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 1936

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedAKMaine: #61 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 199 girlsMEVermont: #104 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 405 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #45 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 139 girlsNHWashington: #122 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 589 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #134 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 559 girlsNDMinnesota: #127 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 710 girlsMNIllinois: #154 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 954 girlsILWisconsin: #153 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,033 girlsWIMichigan: #167 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 1,108 girlsMINew York: #161 for girls · 83 births · 1 in 987 girlsNYMassachusetts: #85 for girls · 80 births · 1 in 340 girlsMARhode Island: #64 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 229 girlsRIOregon: #152 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 773 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #156 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 729 girlsSDIowa: #213 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,689 girlsIAIndiana: #234 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,108 girlsINOhio: #131 for girls · 63 births · 1 in 744 girlsOHPennsylvania: #159 for girls · 69 births · 1 in 1,030 girlsPANew Jersey: #145 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 839 girlsNJConnecticut: #84 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 308 girlsCTCalifornia: #155 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 767 girlsCAUtah: #196 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 912 girlsUTColorado: #227 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,319 girlsCONebraska: #197 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,397 girlsNEMissouri: #255 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,987 girlsMOKentucky: #298 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,339 girlsKYWest Virginia: #337 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,061 girlsWVVirginia: #223 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,624 girlsVAMaryland: #140 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 741 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedNMKansas: #205 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,382 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedARTennessee: #295 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,401 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #275 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,227 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #265 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,815 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #126 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 634 girlsDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #139 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 569 girlsLAMississippi: #272 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,637 girlsMSAlabama: #307 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,363 girlsALGeorgia: #211 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,175 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedHITexas: #421 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,889 girlsTXFlorida: #134 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 547 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Hampshire#45 · 1 in 139
  2. Maine#61 · 1 in 199
  3. Rhode Island#64 · 1 in 229
  4. Connecticut#84 · 1 in 308
  5. Massachusetts#85 · 1 in 340

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Hampshire#45211 in 139
Maine#61311 in 199
Rhode Island#64181 in 229
Connecticut#84301 in 308
Massachusetts#85801 in 340
Vermont#10461 in 405
Washington#122161 in 589
District of Columbia#12671 in 634
Minnesota#127281 in 710
Ohio#131631 in 744
Florida#134231 in 547
North Dakota#134101 in 559
Louisiana#139361 in 569
Maryland#140151 in 741
New Jersey#145281 in 839
Oregon#15271 in 773
Wisconsin#153221 in 1,033
Illinois#154531 in 954
California#155481 in 767
South Dakota#15671 in 729
Pennsylvania#159691 in 1,030
New York#161831 in 987
Michigan#167351 in 1,108
Utah#19651 in 912
Nebraska#19771 in 1,397
Kansas#20591 in 1,382
Georgia#211251 in 1,175
Iowa#213111 in 1,689
Virginia#223141 in 1,624
Colorado#22761 in 1,319
Indiana#234111 in 2,108
Missouri#255131 in 1,987
South Carolina#265111 in 1,815
Mississippi#272131 in 1,637
North Carolina#275161 in 2,227
Tennessee#295111 in 2,401
Kentucky#298111 in 2,339
Alabama#307121 in 2,363
West Virginia#33761 in 3,061
Texas#421191 in 2,889
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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 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 1936

girls
#188
955 births · 1 in 1,089 girls
boys
#3,549
5 births · 1 in 207,441 boys

Top girls' names in 1936

  1. #1Mary54,377
  2. #2Shirley35,161
  3. #3Barbara31,682
  4. #4Betty25,868
  5. #5Patricia23,916
  6. #6Dorothy17,666
  7. #7Joan17,072
  8. #8Nancy16,755
  9. #9Margaret14,596
  10. #10Carol14,520
  11. #188Jeannette955

Top boys' names in 1936

  1. #1Robert58,500
  2. #2James54,694
  3. #3John47,683
  4. #4William39,398
  5. #5Richard33,494
  6. #6Charles29,101
  7. #7Donald28,639
  8. #8Thomas18,342
  9. #9George18,197
  10. #10David17,476
  11. #3,549Jeannette5
More about 1936

girls

1,040,390 girls got a published name in 1936; 1 in 1,089 of them was named Jeannette, which outranked 96.1% of the 4,856 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jeannette
  1. #185Paula982
  2. #186Stella967
  3. #187Lola960
  4. #188Jeannette955
  5. #189Verna950
  6. #190Jackie948
  7. #191Gwendolyn944
Biggest movers since 1935
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,238Shelba#3,742 → #504
  2. ↑ 662Shelby#840 → #178
  3. ↑ 600Wendy#1,418 → #818
  4. ↑ 588Deanna#1,356 → #768
  5. ↑ 546Shari#1,514 → #968
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,028Norita#713 → #1,741
  2. ↓ 506Vernetta#974 → #1,480
  3. ↓ 461Ozella#984 → #1,445
  4. ↓ 400Shirleyann#896 → #1,296
  5. ↓ 342Idell#925 → #1,267

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

boys

1,037,205 boys got a published name in 1936; 1 in 207,441 of them was named Jeannette, which outranked 12.1% of the 4,037 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jeannette
  1. #3,147Zachariah6
  2. #3,147Zebbie6
  3. #3,147Zeke6
  4. #3,549Jeannette5
  5. #3,549Abdon5
  6. #3,549Adger5
  7. #3,549Adlai5

Tied with 488 names at #3,549; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1935
Risers
  1. ↑ 802Errol#1,708 → #906
  2. ↑ 644Sergio#1,584 → #940
  3. ↑ 601Brice#1,494 → #893
  4. ↑ 537Windell#1,390 → #853
  5. ↑ 529Kim#1,390 → #861
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,082Stafford#980 → #2,062
  2. ↓ 889Darwyn#750 → #1,639
  3. ↓ 461Hunter#956 → #1,417
  4. ↓ 399Orvil#844 → #1,243
  5. ↓ 370Rosendo#956 → #1,326

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

See the top 100 for 1936 →