Jean
#2,117 for girls in 2025, 88 births · #1,169 for boys in 2025, 176 births
Given to girls 94.8% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1928 · 12,209 births
- Debut · girls
- 59 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 59 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 458,436since 1880
Jean over time
girlsboys
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #2,117 | 88 | #1,169 | 176 |
| 2024 | #2,413 | 75 | #1,140 | 185 |
| 2023 | #2,614 | 67 | #1,266 | 152 |
| 2022 | #2,463 | 73 | #1,379 | 135 |
| 2021 | #2,233 | 83 | #1,591 | 108 |
| 2020 | #2,341 | 75 | #1,415 | 122 |
| 2019 | #2,090 | 90 | #1,296 | 143 |
| 2018 | #2,387 | 76 | #1,244 | 148 |
| 2017 | #2,464 | 73 | #1,159 | 162 |
| 2016 | #2,446 | 75 | #1,080 | 182 |
| 2015 | #2,646 | 67 | #1,198 | 154 |
| 2014 | #2,371 | 77 | #1,065 | 184 |
| 2013 | #2,726 | 63 | #1,039 | 185 |
| 2012 | #2,901 | 59 | #1,027 | 190 |
| 2011 | #2,945 | 58 | #950 | 209 |
| 2010 | #2,614 | 69 | #799 | 272 |
| 2009 | #3,512 | 46 | #958 | 210 |
| 2008 | #2,887 | 61 | #920 | 222 |
| 2007 | #2,257 | 86 | #861 | 241 |
| 2006 | #2,512 | 73 | #721 | 299 |
| 2005 | #2,254 | 80 | #797 | 242 |
| 2004 | #2,264 | 77 | #684 | 294 |
| 2003 | #2,019 | 89 | #705 | 267 |
| 2002 | #2,004 | 87 | #693 | 262 |
| 2001 | #1,627 | 112 | #648 | 288 |
| 2000 | #1,533 | 118 | #629 | 292 |
| 1999 | #1,548 | 109 | #685 | 246 |
| 1998 | #1,213 | 151 | #806 | 190 |
| 1997 | #1,281 | 137 | #660 | 249 |
| 1996 | #1,246 | 140 | #680 | 240 |
| 1995 | #1,113 | 159 | #602 | 291 |
| 1994 | #977 | 189 | #606 | 297 |
| 1993 | #902 | 214 | #489 | 428 |
| 1992 | #921 | 211 | #533 | 364 |
| 1991 | #753 | 274 | #577 | 306 |
| 1990 | #771 | 265 | #521 | 357 |
| 1989 | #610 | 348 | #609 | 262 |
| 1988 | #607 | 329 | #538 | 289 |
| 1987 | #529 | 381 | #542 | 283 |
| 1986 | #517 | 400 | #550 | 260 |
| 1985 | #460 | 466 | #557 | 250 |
| 1984 | #409 | 519 | #524 | 268 |
| 1983 | #409 | 525 | #500 | 280 |
| 1982 | #381 | 603 | #516 | 271 |
| 1981 | #380 | 605 | #545 | 240 |
| 1980 | #348 | 682 | #589 | 214 |
| 1979 | #353 | 658 | #596 | 206 |
| 1978 | #334 | 652 | #617 | 182 |
| 1977 | #311 | 765 | #627 | 180 |
| 1976 | #281 | 812 | #546 | 217 |
| 1975 | #272 | 883 | #582 | 193 |
| 1974 | #261 | 960 | #522 | 230 |
| 1973 | #231 | 1,109 | #523 | 225 |
| 1972 | #212 | 1,300 | #524 | 228 |
| 1971 | #173 | 1,776 | #472 | 294 |
| 1970 | #159 | 2,112 | #490 | 273 |
| 1969 | #167 | 1,908 | #503 | 236 |
| 1968 | #158 | 2,079 | #497 | 231 |
| 1967 | #136 | 2,546 | #520 | 207 |
| 1966 | #123 | 2,919 | #535 | 201 |
| 1965 | #112 | 3,364 | #543 | 199 |
| 1964 | #100 | 4,097 | #607 | 166 |
| 1963 | #97 | 4,485 | #637 | 151 |
| 1962 | #95 | 4,877 | #664 | 137 |
| 1961 | #92 | 5,366 | #630 | 157 |
| 1960 | #86 | 5,639 | #646 | 146 |
| 1959 | #77 | 6,233 | #632 | 150 |
| 1958 | #73 | 6,521 | #636 | 146 |
| 1957 | #67 | 7,048 | #597 | 166 |
| 1956 | #65 | 7,175 | #583 | 170 |
| 1955 | #60 | 7,480 | #599 | 151 |
| 1954 | #56 | 7,665 | #587 | 159 |
| 1953 | #52 | 7,571 | #649 | 121 |
| 1952 | #50 | 7,511 | #576 | 146 |
| 1951 | #49 | 7,627 | #582 | 142 |
| 1950 | #48 | 7,432 | #520 | 165 |
| 1949 | #45 | 7,760 | #522 | 164 |
| 1948 | #47 | 7,774 | #543 | 150 |
| 1947 | #40 | 8,940 | #539 | 156 |
| 1946 | #37 | 8,554 | #521 | 152 |
| 1945 | #38 | 7,429 | #480 | 156 |
| 1944 | #37 | 7,650 | #464 | 172 |
| 1943 | #36 | 8,096 | #482 | 163 |
| 1942 | #36 | 8,257 | #492 | 157 |
| 1941 | #32 | 7,840 | #476 | 152 |
| 1940 | #29 | 8,063 | #470 | 151 |
| 1939 | #32 | 7,292 | #458 | 157 |
| 1938 | #27 | 7,764 | #449 | 166 |
| 1937 | #23 | 8,392 | #448 | 156 |
| 1936 | #20 | 8,536 | #412 | 179 |
| 1935 | #18 | 8,852 | #390 | 195 |
| 1934 | #16 | 9,718 | #418 | 178 |
| 1933 | #14 | 9,966 | #382 | 204 |
| 1932 | #15 | 10,670 | #360 | 240 |
| 1931 | #13 | 11,013 | #324 | 286 |
| 1930 | #14 | 11,986 | #325 | 288 |
| 1929 | #12 | 11,865 | #327 | 288 |
| 1928 | #12 | 12,209 | #309 | 327 |
| 1927 | #14 | 12,512 | #360 | 263 |
| 1926 | #12 | 12,168 | #335 | 298 |
| 1925 | #14 | 11,598 | #331 | 303 |
| 1924 | #16 | 10,721 | #313 | 335 |
| 1923 | #19 | 9,511 | #332 | 307 |
| 1922 | #20 | 9,109 | #347 | 289 |
| 1921 | #25 | 8,592 | #346 | 291 |
| 1920 | #33 | 7,714 | #355 | 277 |
| 1919 | #37 | 6,799 | #391 | 224 |
| 1918 | #37 | 6,600 | #398 | 225 |
| 1917 | #40 | 5,692 | #412 | 187 |
| 1916 | #45 | 5,081 | #440 | 162 |
| 1915 | #48 | 4,603 | #423 | 162 |
| 1914 | #54 | 3,281 | #450 | 113 |
| 1913 | #60 | 2,545 | #428 | 100 |
| 1912 | #64 | 2,056 | #408 | 90 |
| 1911 | #74 | 1,381 | #441 | 44 |
| 1910 | #77 | 1,246 | #396 | 44 |
| 1909 | #90 | 940 | #545 | 23 |
| 1908 | #91 | 852 | #429 | 31 |
| 1907 | #96 | 770 | #341 | 40 |
| 1906 | #100 | 666 | #411 | 28 |
| 1905 | #114 | 548 | #477 | 22 |
| 1904 | #122 | 483 | #409 | 26 |
| 1903 | #121 | 462 | #430 | 22 |
| 1902 | #138 | 408 | #440 | 22 |
| 1901 | #149 | 329 | #318 | 31 |
| 1900 | #132 | 473 | #490 | 22 |
| 1899 | #147 | 318 | #548 | 13 |
| 1898 | #146 | 341 | #435 | 21 |
| 1897 | #172 | 258 | #422 | 20 |
| 1896 | #173 | 255 | #367 | 27 |
| 1895 | #177 | 232 | #456 | 19 |
| 1894 | #166 | 242 | #439 | 19 |
| 1893 | #170 | 215 | #479 | 15 |
| 1892 | #181 | 194 | #445 | 19 |
| 1891 | #178 | 181 | #427 | 17 |
| 1890 | #185 | 160 | #489 | 15 |
| 1889 | #173 | 171 | #549 | 12 |
| 1888 | #185 | 145 | #528 | 14 |
| 1887 | #186 | 112 | #356 | 21 |
| 1886 | #182 | 124 | #578 | 11 |
| 1885 | #189 | 99 | #439 | 17 |
| 1884 | #173 | 103 | #352 | 25 |
| 1883 | #182 | 83 | #402 | 19 |
| 1882 | #221 | 60 | #540 | 12 |
| 1881 | #235 | 44 | #595 | 9 |
| 1880 | #201 | 59 | #526 | 12 |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Jean was already there! It came in at #201, and was given to 59 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1882, when fewer than 61 girls a year got the name.
Where Jean is popular in 1972
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Massachusetts#97 · 1 in 450
- Hawaii#101 · 1 in 342
- New Hampshire#109 · 1 in 445
- Wisconsin#113 · 1 in 491
- Delaware#119 · 1 in 438
Best ever in a state: #3 in Hawaii, 1938.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | #97 | 76 | 1 in 450 |
| Hawaii | #101 | 13 | 1 in 342 |
| New Hampshire | #109 | 10 | 1 in 445 |
| Wisconsin | #113 | 56 | 1 in 491 |
| Connecticut | #119 | 30 | 1 in 527 |
| Delaware | #119 | 7 | 1 in 438 |
| New York | #127 | 184 | 1 in 602 |
| Iowa | #131 | 33 | 1 in 528 |
| Nebraska | #132 | 17 | 1 in 550 |
| New Jersey | #134 | 65 | 1 in 627 |
| Nevada | #148 | 5 | 1 in 546 |
| Illinois | #152 | 97 | 1 in 769 |
| Minnesota | #155 | 34 | 1 in 708 |
| Montana | #155 | 7 | 1 in 554 |
| Pennsylvania | #161 | 86 | 1 in 838 |
| Rhode Island | #163 | 6 | 1 in 865 |
| Maryland | #170 | 26 | 1 in 792 |
| Michigan | #186 | 61 | 1 in 1,015 |
| Virginia | #216 | 26 | 1 in 1,139 |
| Kentucky | #227 | 20 | 1 in 1,188 |
| Maine | #231 | 5 | 1 in 1,308 |
| Oregon | #231 | 11 | 1 in 1,148 |
| Ohio | #232 | 59 | 1 in 1,262 |
| Indiana | #245 | 28 | 1 in 1,323 |
| Missouri | #249 | 23 | 1 in 1,360 |
| Florida | #252 | 33 | 1 in 1,348 |
| District of Columbia | #271 | 6 | 1 in 1,234 |
| California | #274 | 98 | 1 in 1,399 |
| Arizona | #277 | 11 | 1 in 1,316 |
| Colorado | #283 | 11 | 1 in 1,431 |
| Kansas | #293 | 8 | 1 in 1,540 |
| Oklahoma | #294 | 10 | 1 in 1,630 |
| Washington | #314 | 10 | 1 in 1,919 |
| Utah | #327 | 6 | 1 in 1,755 |
| Mississippi | #338 | 9 | 1 in 1,926 |
| West Virginia | #340 | 5 | 1 in 2,438 |
| South Carolina | #367 | 8 | 1 in 2,401 |
| Tennessee | #379 | 10 | 1 in 2,831 |
| Louisiana | #395 | 11 | 1 in 2,411 |
| Arkansas | #396 | 5 | 1 in 2,617 |
| North Carolina | #419 | 11 | 1 in 3,336 |
| Georgia | #461 | 10 | 1 in 3,598 |
| Texas | #496 | 29 | 1 in 3,323 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| 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 Jean
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 296 spots since 2024 (#2,413 → #2,117)
- 224 spots since 2020 (#2,341 → #2,117)
- 529 spots since 2015 (#2,646 → #2,117)
- Biggest jump: 39 spots in 1883 (#221 → #182)
- Biggest drop: 168 spots in 1992 (#753 → #921)
Rise & fade · girls
48 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1928 at #12 (12,209 births)
- Births halved by 1960, 32 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 59 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 59 yrs · run 1906–1964
- Top 1,000: 115 yrs · run 1880–1994
Share of babies · girls
1 in 94
- Highest: 1 in 94 girls born in 1930 were named Jean (1.1%)
- Latest: 1 in 18,264 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
- Its best rank, #12 in 1928, was only 1 in 94 (1.1%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1920s
- 23.1% of all girls named Jean (105,999) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1990
- Mostly girls until 1989, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,000 | #173 (1889) | #193 |
| 1890s | 2,396 | #146 (1898) | #170 |
| 1900s | 5,931 | #90 (1909) | #115 |
| 1910s | 39,284 | #37 (1919) | #54 |
| 1920s | 105,999 | #12 (1928) | #18 |
| 1930s | 94,189 | #13 (1931) | #19 |
| 1940s | 80,363 | #29 (1940) | #38 |
| 1950s | 72,263 | #48 (1950) | #60 |
| 1960s | 37,280 | #86 (1960) | #117 |
| 1970s | 11,027 | #159 (1970) | #259 |
| 1980s | 4,858 | #348 (1980) | #465 |
| 1990s | 1,849 | #753 (1991) | #1,073 |
| 2000s | 829 | #1,533 (2000) | #2,287 |
| 2010s | 707 | #2,090 (2019) | #2,559 |
| 2020s | 461 | #2,117 (2025) | #2,364 |
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.
Jean in 1972
girls
#212
1,300 births · 1 in 1,170 girls
boys
#524
228 births · 1 in 7,112 boys
Top girls' names in 1972
Top boys' names in 1972
More about 1972
girls
1,521,244 girls got a published name in 1972; 1 in 1,170 of them was named Jean, which outranked 97.8% of the 9,666 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Jean
Biggest movers since 1971
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,621,608 boys got a published name in 1972; 1 in 7,112 of them was named Jean, which outranked 90.9% of the 5,751 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).