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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201947peak #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 1947

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedAKMaine: #142 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 769 girlsMEVermont: #112 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 525 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #114 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 520 girlsNHWashington: #219 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,614 girlsWAIdaho: #188 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,006 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #222 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,062 girlsMNIllinois: #259 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 2,453 girlsILWisconsin: #262 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,861 girlsWIMichigan: #233 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 2,139 girlsMINew York: #209 for girls · 98 births · 1 in 1,535 girlsNYMassachusetts: #152 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 1,195 girlsMARhode Island: #91 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 418 girlsRIOregon: #204 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,393 girlsORNevada: #59 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 215 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedSDIowa: #258 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,582 girlsIAIndiana: #292 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 3,069 girlsINOhio: #195 for girls · 58 births · 1 in 1,554 girlsOHPennsylvania: #195 for girls · 77 births · 1 in 1,476 girlsPANew Jersey: #195 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,601 girlsNJConnecticut: #149 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 972 girlsCTCalifornia: #198 for girls · 88 births · 1 in 1,283 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedUTColorado: #297 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,391 girlsCONebraska: #166 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,224 girlsNEMissouri: #202 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,579 girlsMOKentucky: #389 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,537 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedWVVirginia: #262 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,069 girlsVAMaryland: #173 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,051 girlsMDDelaware: #132 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 632 girlsDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: #278 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,639 girlsNMKansas: #222 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,844 girlsKSArkansas: #315 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,596 girlsARTennessee: #350 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,649 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #292 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 2,382 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #194 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,012 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #163 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 837 girlsDCOklahoma: #442 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,614 girlsOKLouisiana: #300 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,936 girlsLAMississippi: #294 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,072 girlsMSAlabama: #316 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,807 girlsALGeorgia: #200 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 1,092 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedHITexas: #369 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 2,779 girlsTXFlorida: #171 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 847 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Nevada#59 · 1 in 215
  2. Rhode Island#91 · 1 in 418
  3. Vermont#112 · 1 in 525
  4. New Hampshire#114 · 1 in 520
  5. Delaware#132 · 1 in 632

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Nevada#5961 in 215
Rhode Island#91191 in 418
Vermont#11271 in 525
New Hampshire#114111 in 520
Delaware#13251 in 632
Maine#142131 in 769
Connecticut#149201 in 972
Massachusetts#152411 in 1,195
District of Columbia#163141 in 837
Nebraska#166111 in 1,224
Florida#171321 in 847
Maryland#173231 in 1,051
Idaho#18861 in 1,006
South Carolina#194281 in 1,012
New Jersey#195291 in 1,601
Ohio#195581 in 1,554
Pennsylvania#195771 in 1,476
California#198881 in 1,283
Georgia#200401 in 1,092
Missouri#202261 in 1,579
Oregon#204111 in 1,393
New York#209981 in 1,535
Washington#219161 in 1,614
Kansas#222101 in 1,844
Minnesota#222161 in 2,062
Michigan#233341 in 2,139
Iowa#258111 in 2,582
Illinois#259361 in 2,453
Virginia#262181 in 2,069
Wisconsin#262131 in 2,861
New Mexico#27851 in 1,639
Indiana#292141 in 3,069
North Carolina#292221 in 2,382
Mississippi#294141 in 2,072
Colorado#29761 in 2,391
Louisiana#300171 in 1,936
Arkansas#31591 in 2,596
Alabama#316141 in 2,807
Tennessee#350111 in 3,649
Texas#369331 in 2,779
Kentucky#38981 in 4,537
Oklahoma#44251 in 4,614
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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 1947

girls
#237
994 births · 1 in 1,783 girls

Top girls' names in 1947

  1. #1Linda99,692
  2. #2Mary71,690
  3. #3Patricia51,278
  4. #4Barbara48,800
  5. #5Sandra34,779
  6. #6Carol33,543
  7. #7Nancy32,445
  8. #8Susan31,952
  9. #9Sharon28,533
  10. #10Donna23,517
  11. #237Jeannette994
More about 1947

girls

1,772,766 girls got a published name in 1947; 1 in 1,783 of them was named Jeannette, which outranked 96.1% of the 6,104 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jeannette
  1. #234Renee1,001
  2. #235Nina999
  3. #236Johnnie995
  4. #237Jeannette994
  5. #238Antoinette992
  6. #239Deloris990
  7. #240Trudy975
Biggest movers since 1946
Risers
  1. ↑ 417Michaele#1,276 → #859
  2. ↑ 385Carlotta#997 → #612
  3. ↑ 332Ricki#1,290 → #958
  4. ↑ 300Daria#1,220 → #920
  5. ↑ 290Ivy#1,087 → #797
Fallers
  1. ↓ 341Merlene#961 → #1,302
  2. ↓ 285Beatriz#985 → #1,270
  3. ↓ 276Ruthanne#874 → #1,150
  4. ↓ 253Estela#897 → #1,150
  5. ↓ 242Verla#885 → #1,127

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

See the top 100 for 1947 →