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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201958peak #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 1958

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #129 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 595 girlsNHWashington: #384 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,163 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #391 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,721 girlsMNIllinois: #292 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 2,310 girlsILWisconsin: #293 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,889 girlsWIMichigan: #258 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 1,999 girlsMINew York: #243 for girls · 115 births · 1 in 1,475 girlsNYMassachusetts: #213 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,729 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedRIOregon: #277 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,688 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: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedIAIndiana: #457 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 5,043 girlsINOhio: #275 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 2,137 girlsOHPennsylvania: #278 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 2,147 girlsPANew Jersey: #324 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 3,192 girlsNJConnecticut: #222 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,516 girlsCTCalifornia: #244 for girls · 120 births · 1 in 1,358 girlsCAUtah: #273 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,474 girlsUTColorado: #316 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,061 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedNEMissouri: #349 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 3,181 girlsMOKentucky: #480 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,485 girlsKYWest Virginia: #367 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,221 girlsWVVirginia: #411 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,084 girlsVAMaryland: #307 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,501 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedDEArizona: #205 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 878 girlsAZNew Mexico: #207 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 885 girlsNMKansas: #309 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,338 girlsKSArkansas: #389 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,987 girlsARTennessee: #467 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,235 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #339 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,590 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #282 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,790 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #236 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,352 girlsDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #386 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,808 girlsLAMississippi: #262 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,489 girlsMSAlabama: #354 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,570 girlsALGeorgia: #310 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 2,149 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedHITexas: #338 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 2,245 girlsTXFlorida: #323 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 2,260 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Hampshire#129 · 1 in 595
  2. Arizona#205 · 1 in 878
  3. New Mexico#207 · 1 in 885
  4. Massachusetts#213 · 1 in 1,729
  5. Connecticut#222 · 1 in 1,516

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Hampshire#12991 in 595
Arizona#205161 in 878
New Mexico#207131 in 885
Massachusetts#213311 in 1,729
Connecticut#222161 in 1,516
District of Columbia#236101 in 1,352
New York#2431151 in 1,475
California#2441201 in 1,358
Michigan#258461 in 1,999
Mississippi#262171 in 1,489
Utah#27371 in 1,474
Ohio#275501 in 2,137
Oregon#27791 in 1,688
Pennsylvania#278541 in 2,147
South Carolina#282151 in 1,790
Illinois#292461 in 2,310
Wisconsin#293151 in 2,889
Maryland#307121 in 2,501
Kansas#30991 in 2,338
Georgia#310211 in 2,149
Colorado#31691 in 2,061
Florida#323211 in 2,260
New Jersey#324181 in 3,192
Texas#338501 in 2,245
North Carolina#339191 in 2,590
Missouri#349141 in 3,181
Alabama#354141 in 2,570
West Virginia#36761 in 3,221
Washington#38491 in 3,163
Louisiana#386141 in 2,808
Arkansas#38961 in 2,987
Minnesota#39181 in 4,721
Virginia#411101 in 4,084
Indiana#457101 in 5,043
Tennessee#46771 in 5,235
Kentucky#48061 in 5,485
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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 1958

girls
#302
886 births · 1 in 2,270 girls

Top girls' names in 1958

  1. #1Mary55,848
  2. #2Susan45,175
  3. #3Linda41,904
  4. #4Karen38,487
  5. #5Patricia37,961
  6. #6Debra35,521
  7. #7Deborah32,943
  8. #8Cynthia31,014
  9. #9Barbara27,874
  10. #10Donna26,959
  11. #302Jeannette886
More about 1958

girls

2,011,619 girls got a published name in 1958; 1 in 2,270 of them was named Jeannette, which outranked 95.7% of the 7,030 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jeannette
  1. #299Gwen893
  2. #300Wilma890
  3. #301Bernice889
  4. #302Jeannette886
  5. #303Candy884
  6. #304Beatrice877
  7. #305Eleanor864
Biggest movers since 1957
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,133Brigitte#1,904 → #771
  2. ↑ 760Samantha#1,754 → #994
  3. ↑ 709Selena#1,388 → #679
  4. ↑ 672Tambra#1,588 → #916
  5. ↑ 570Bridgette#1,274 → #704
Fallers
  1. ↓ 312Sarita#970 → #1,282
  2. ↓ 311Beryl#910 → #1,221
  3. ↓ 309Sherree#827 → #1,136
  4. ↓ 275Winnie#965 → #1,240
  5. ↓ 236Jacalyn#975 → #1,211

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

See the top 100 for 1958 →