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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201969peak #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 1969

  • 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: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedNHWashington: #307 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,737 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: #491 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,752 girlsMNIllinois: #299 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 1,884 girlsILWisconsin: #404 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,067 girlsWIMichigan: #462 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 4,219 girlsMINew York: #222 for girls · 125 births · 1 in 1,112 girlsNYMassachusetts: #307 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,348 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedRIOregon: #274 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,532 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: #319 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,263 girlsIAIndiana: #498 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 5,114 girlsINOhio: #379 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 3,242 girlsOHPennsylvania: #352 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 2,616 girlsPANew Jersey: #297 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,837 girlsNJConnecticut: #230 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,233 girlsCTCalifornia: #288 for girls · 103 births · 1 in 1,552 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedUTColorado: #323 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,813 girlsCONebraska: #235 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,261 girlsNEMissouri: #434 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,810 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedWVVirginia: #391 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,337 girlsVAMaryland: #333 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,279 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedDEArizona: #277 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,343 girlsAZNew Mexico: #248 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,006 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedKSArkansas: #399 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,704 girlsARTennessee: #468 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,341 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #390 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,320 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #290 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,457 girlsDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #405 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,566 girlsLAMississippi: #319 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,861 girlsMSAlabama: #575 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,230 girlsALGeorgia: #406 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,937 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedHITexas: #448 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 2,793 girlsTXFlorida: #441 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 3,170 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New York#222 · 1 in 1,112
  2. Connecticut#230 · 1 in 1,233
  3. Nebraska#235 · 1 in 1,261
  4. New Mexico#248 · 1 in 1,006
  5. Oregon#274 · 1 in 1,532

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New York#2221251 in 1,112
Connecticut#230171 in 1,233
Nebraska#23581 in 1,261
New Mexico#24881 in 1,006
Oregon#27491 in 1,532
Arizona#277101 in 1,343
California#2881031 in 1,552
District of Columbia#29071 in 1,457
New Jersey#297271 in 1,837
Illinois#299451 in 1,884
Massachusetts#307181 in 2,348
Washington#307141 in 1,737
Iowa#31991 in 2,263
Mississippi#319101 in 1,861
Colorado#32391 in 1,813
Maryland#333111 in 2,279
Pennsylvania#352321 in 2,616
Ohio#379261 in 3,242
North Carolina#390121 in 3,320
Virginia#391101 in 3,337
Arkansas#39951 in 2,704
Wisconsin#40481 in 4,067
Louisiana#405121 in 2,566
Georgia#406131 in 2,937
Missouri#43491 in 3,810
Florida#441141 in 3,170
Texas#448361 in 2,793
Michigan#462171 in 4,219
Tennessee#46871 in 4,341
Minnesota#49151 in 5,752
Indiana#49881 in 5,114
Alabama#57551 in 5,230
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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 1969

girls
#342
683 births · 1 in 2,470 girls
boys
#3,935
6 births · 1 in 298,029 boys

Top girls' names in 1969

  1. #1Lisa45,028
  2. #2Michelle34,319
  3. #3Jennifer33,705
  4. #4Kimberly33,077
  5. #5Melissa23,018
  6. #6Amy21,464
  7. #7Angela21,060
  8. #8Mary19,850
  9. #9Tammy19,053
  10. #10Laura17,922
  11. #342Jeannette683

Top boys' names in 1969

  1. #1Michael85,162
  2. #2David63,672
  3. #3James59,886
  4. #4John58,732
  5. #5Robert58,300
  6. #6William37,607
  7. #7Christopher35,672
  8. #8Mark33,388
  9. #9Brian31,669
  10. #10Richard31,085
  11. #3,935Jeannette6
More about 1969

girls

1,687,016 girls got a published name in 1969; 1 in 2,470 of them was named Jeannette, which outranked 96.1% of the 8,708 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jeannette
  1. #339Courtney698
  2. #340Grace693
  3. #341Mona691
  4. #342Jeannette683
  5. #343Ruby680
  6. #344Patty679
  7. #345Candice678
Biggest movers since 1968
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,462Shani#2,126 → #664
  2. ↑ 1,203Julissa#2,164 → #961
  3. ↑ 1,133Chelsea#1,834 → #701
  4. ↑ 667Latasha#1,519 → #852
  5. ↑ 549Britt#1,519 → #970
Fallers
  1. ↓ 455Tamiko#552 → #1,007
  2. ↓ 345Alesia#697 → #1,042
  3. ↓ 324Vickey#966 → #1,290
  4. ↓ 308Bettina#746 → #1,054
  5. ↓ 293Cammie#846 → #1,139

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

boys

1,788,174 boys got a published name in 1969; 1 in 298,029 of them was named Jeannette, which outranked 22.0% of the 5,043 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 27.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jeannette
  1. #3,595Zavier7
  2. #3,595Zbigniew7
  3. #3,595Zebulon7
  4. #3,935Jeannette6
  5. #3,935Abdon6
  6. #3,935Able6
  7. #3,935Acey6
  8. #4,404Abbott5
  9. #4,404Adrean5
  10. #4,404Adrin5

Tied with 468 names at #3,935; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1968
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,735Dedric#2,735 → #1,000
  2. ↑ 780Jameson#1,731 → #951
  3. ↑ 589Torrey#1,393 → #804
  4. ↑ 549Jamison#1,258 → #709
  5. ↑ 534Jemal#1,083 → #549
Fallers
  1. ↓ 449Artis#877 → #1,326
  2. ↓ 410Kennedy#986 → #1,396
  3. ↓ 408Alfie#968 → #1,376
  4. ↓ 360Micky#861 → #1,221
  5. ↓ 356Montgomery#946 → #1,302

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

See the top 100 for 1969 →