Jeanette

#2,387 for girls in 2025, 75 births · Last seen for boys in 1995 at #8,868
Given to girls 99.7% of the time

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Peak · girls
1939 · 2,893 births
Debut · girls
55 births
In top 100 · girls
6 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
163,440
since 1880

Jeanette over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201928peak #82, 1939girls
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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#2,38775—
2024#2,77561—
2023#2,75762—
2022#2,53070—
2021#2,55868—
2020#2,54967—
2019#2,53869—
2018#2,36177—
2017#2,12990—
2016#2,38578—
2015#2,02597—
2014#1,956102—
2013#1,880107—
2012#1,886106—
2011#1,728119—
2010#1,738120—
2009#1,733126—
2008#1,589143—
2007#1,695129—
2006#1,342173—
2005#1,319167—
2004#1,180190—
2003#1,038220—
2002#991222—
2001#834275—
2000#785292—
1999#756295—
1998#715309—
1997#590389—
1996#522452—
1995#510480#8,8685
1994#457559—
1993#378678—
1992#322847#6,6707
1991#2641,052#5,5219
1990#281989—
1989#2631,012#4,52711
1988#262976#7,2705
1987#2431,065#3,73112
1986#2341,111#3,65312
1985#268935#6,5235
1984#275871#6,3155
1983#260918#4,1419
1982#264938—
1981#2321,088#6,2625
1980#2501,026#4,9407
1979#2491,007#4,8427
1978#2381,028#5,0596
1977#2351,065#5,1236
1976#2171,127#5,5875
1975#2121,160#5,4645
1974#1911,326#3,12011
1973#1901,362#3,6948
1972#1911,494#4,4416
1971#1861,677#3,3709
1970#1901,724#3,8367
1969#1891,686#2,86110
1968#1831,752#4,1365
1967#1721,850#3,2317
1966#1721,963#2,9868
1965#1692,070#3,9305
1964#1622,380#2,8549
1963#1582,568#4,0485
1962#1572,611#3,0418
1961#1632,559#2,53811
1960#1592,647—
1959#1712,243#3,6196
1958#1792,098#3,2757
1957#1672,297#3,5526
1956#1602,338#3,2167
1955#1532,376—
1954#1482,488—
1953#1392,608#3,1437
1952#1372,580—
1951#1322,543#2,6629
1950#1312,413#3,6815
1949#1292,511#3,2986
1948#1292,331#2,7888
1947#1252,600#3,7335
1946#1212,412#2,9197
1945#1222,053#2,7437
1944#1172,255#2,30910
1943#1092,554#2,40510
1942#1042,688#2,14512
1941#982,596#2,6568
1940#902,727#2,4789
1939#822,893#2,4499
1938#912,802#2,4799
1937#902,741#1,82815
1936#942,552#1,96413
1935#1042,290#1,65618
1934#1062,293#2,12112
1933#1032,223#2,09312
1932#1062,291#2,46510
1931#1052,234#2,6519
1930#1062,434#2,60910
1929#1311,839#2,9808
1928#1261,944#2,8439
1927#1311,970#3,1518
1926#1361,871#3,1398
1925#1371,920#3,4087
1924#1342,066—
1923#1312,029—
1922#1282,005—
1921#1252,096#2,80410
1920#1262,043—
1919#1351,767#3,7366
1918#1311,774#4,1795
1917#1321,638—
1916#1351,522—
1915#1481,273—
1914#150977—
1913#159734—
1912#166623—
1911#169444—
1910#179382—
1909#188317—
1908#186304—
1907#186294—
1906#185269—
1905#195243—
1904#203221—
1903#214198—
1902#211198—
1901#226161—
1900#206233—
1899#215162—
1898#209191—
1897#216158—
1896#210172—
1895#207167—
1894#214152—
1893#216142—
1892#227129—
1891#241101—
1890#214129—
1889#225106—
1888#200126—
1887#22585—
1886#21983—
1885#22776—
1884#22173—
1883#22763—
1882#20864—
1881#26836—
1880#20655—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Jeanette was already there! It came in at #206, and was given to 55 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1881, when fewer than 37 girls a year got the name.

Where Jeanette is popular in 1928

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Jeanette, so not publishedAKMaine: #89 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 308 girlsMEVermont: #104 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 444 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #91 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 371 girlsNHWashington: #126 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 582 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Jeanette, so not publishedIDMontana: #139 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 633 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #111 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 395 girlsNDMinnesota: #71 for girls · 69 births · 1 in 296 girlsMNIllinois: #83 for girls · 157 births · 1 in 365 girlsILWisconsin: #49 for girls · 130 births · 1 in 186 girlsWIMichigan: #95 for girls · 92 births · 1 in 448 girlsMINew York: #105 for girls · 214 births · 1 in 462 girlsNYMassachusetts: #100 for girls · 67 births · 1 in 498 girlsMARhode Island: #156 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 860 girlsRIOregon: #107 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 463 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Jeanette, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Jeanette, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #112 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 464 girlsSDIowa: #81 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 342 girlsIAIndiana: #110 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 496 girlsINOhio: #107 for girls · 102 births · 1 in 519 girlsOHPennsylvania: #132 for girls · 123 births · 1 in 712 girlsPANew Jersey: #91 for girls · 73 births · 1 in 412 girlsNJConnecticut: #95 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 452 girlsCTCalifornia: #146 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 681 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Jeanette, so not publishedUTColorado: #202 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,199 girlsCONebraska: #143 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 751 girlsNEMissouri: #131 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 573 girlsMOKentucky: #149 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 646 girlsKYWest Virginia: #218 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,301 girlsWVVirginia: #129 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 556 girlsVAMaryland: #102 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 418 girlsMDDelaware: #44 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 138 girlsDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Jeanette, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Jeanette, so not publishedNMKansas: #193 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,089 girlsKSArkansas: #203 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 975 girlsARTennessee: #206 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,278 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #177 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 979 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #153 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 780 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #100 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 497 girlsDCOklahoma: #318 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,146 girlsOKLouisiana: #148 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 618 girlsLAMississippi: #276 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,724 girlsMSAlabama: #126 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 511 girlsALGeorgia: #116 for girls · 65 births · 1 in 483 girlsGAHawaii: #92 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 320 girlsHITexas: #251 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 1,229 girlsTXFlorida: #136 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 547 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Delaware#44 · 1 in 138
  2. Wisconsin#49 · 1 in 186
  3. Minnesota#71 · 1 in 296
  4. Iowa#81 · 1 in 342
  5. Illinois#83 · 1 in 365

Best ever in a state: #28 in Hawaii, 1938.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Delaware#44111 in 138
Wisconsin#491301 in 186
Minnesota#71691 in 296
Iowa#81551 in 342
Illinois#831571 in 365
Maine#89211 in 308
New Hampshire#9191 in 371
New Jersey#91731 in 412
Hawaii#92111 in 320
Connecticut#95261 in 452
Michigan#95921 in 448
District of Columbia#10071 in 497
Massachusetts#100671 in 498
Maryland#102321 in 418
Vermont#10461 in 444
New York#1052141 in 462
Ohio#1071021 in 519
Oregon#107121 in 463
Indiana#110511 in 496
North Dakota#111161 in 395
South Dakota#112121 in 464
Georgia#116651 in 483
Alabama#126611 in 511
Washington#126161 in 582
Virginia#129451 in 556
Missouri#131501 in 573
Pennsylvania#1321231 in 712
Florida#136251 in 547
Montana#13961 in 633
Nebraska#143151 in 751
California#146541 in 681
Louisiana#148351 in 618
Kentucky#149431 in 646
South Carolina#153271 in 780
Rhode Island#15661 in 860
North Carolina#177391 in 979
Kansas#193131 in 1,089
Colorado#20271 in 1,199
Arkansas#203191 in 975
Tennessee#206211 in 1,278
West Virginia#218151 in 1,301
Texas#251491 in 1,229
Mississippi#276131 in 1,724
Oklahoma#318111 in 2,146
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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 Jeanette
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 388 spots since 2024 (#2,775 → #2,387)
  • 162 spots since 2020 (#2,549 → #2,387)
  • 362 spots since 2015 (#2,025 → #2,387)
  • Biggest jump: 60 spots in 1882 (#268 → #208)
  • Biggest drop: 157 spots in 2002 (#834 → #991)
Rise & fade · girls
59 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1939 at #82 (2,893 births)
  • Births halved by 1973, 34 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 6 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 6 yrs · run 1936–1941
  • Top 1,000: 123 yrs · run 1880–2002
Share of babies · girls
1 in 379
  • Highest: 1 in 379 girls born in 1939 were named Jeanette (0.26%)
  • Latest: 1 in 21,430 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1930s
  • 15.1% of all girls named Jeanette (24,753) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s767#200 (1888)#223
1890s1,503#207 (1895)#217
1900s2,438#185 (1906)#200
1910s11,134#131 (1918)#150
1920s19,783#125 (1921)#131
1930s24,753#82 (1939)#99
1940s24,727#90 (1940)#114
1950s23,984#131 (1950)#152
1960s22,086#157 (1962)#168
1970s12,970#186 (1971)#210
1980s9,940#232 (1981)#255
1990s6,050#264 (1991)#480
2000s1,937#785 (2000)#1,251
2010s965#1,728 (2011)#2,063
2020s403#2,387 (2025)#2,593

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.

Jeanette in 1928

girls
#126
1,944 births · 1 in 593 girls
boys
#2,843
9 births · 1 in 123,068 boys

Top girls' names in 1928

  1. #1Mary66,871
  2. #2Betty36,083
  3. #3Dorothy33,733
  4. #4Helen22,937
  5. #5Margaret20,295
  6. #6Ruth17,859
  7. #7Doris16,575
  8. #8Barbara14,872
  9. #9Virginia14,500
  10. #10Shirley14,215
  11. #126Jeanette1,944

Top boys' names in 1928

  1. #1Robert60,701
  2. #2John53,760
  3. #3James52,752
  4. #4William49,118
  5. #5Charles31,243
  6. #6Richard28,793
  7. #7Donald25,704
  8. #8George24,391
  9. #9Joseph22,322
  10. #10Edward18,492
  11. #2,843Jeanette9
More about 1928

girls

1,153,318 girls got a published name in 1928; 1 in 593 of them was named Jeanette, which outranked 97.7% of the 5,440 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jeanette
  1. #123Loretta1,996
  2. #124Geneva1,981
  3. #125Rosa1,970
  4. #126Jeanette1,944
  5. #127Roberta1,923
  6. #128Sally1,891
  7. #129Sara1,873
Biggest movers since 1927
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,165Jeanine#3,053 → #888
  2. ↑ 1,368Joline#2,256 → #888
  3. ↑ 1,101Lorelei#2,095 → #994
  4. ↑ 1,063Jeannine#1,384 → #321
  5. ↑ 859Romona#1,456 → #597
Fallers
  1. ↓ 860Valencia#924 → #1,784
  2. ↓ 547Kazuko#955 → #1,502
  3. ↓ 386Matilde#924 → #1,310
  4. ↓ 368Glendora#747 → #1,115
  5. ↓ 366Hilma#924 → #1,290

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

boys

1,107,613 boys got a published name in 1928; 1 in 123,068 of them was named Jeanette, which outranked 39.8% of the 4,723 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jeanette
  1. #2,659Wiliam10
  2. #2,659Yoshiaki10
  3. #2,659Ysmael10
  4. #2,843Jeanette9
  5. #2,843Abie9
  6. #2,843Adams9
  7. #2,843Aime9
  8. #3,076Achille8
  9. #3,076Adair8
  10. #3,076Admiral8

Tied with 232 names at #2,843; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1927
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,009Fidencio#1,959 → #950
  2. ↑ 766Hoover#1,128 → #362
  3. ↑ 700Reyes#1,692 → #992
  4. ↑ 441Arlen#1,227 → #786
  5. ↑ 392Arland#1,372 → #980
Fallers
  1. ↓ 2,975Shoji#722 → #3,697
  2. ↓ 529Alvan#951 → #1,480
  3. ↓ 418Watson#964 → #1,382
  4. ↓ 412Judge#911 → #1,323
  5. ↓ 363Donato#990 → #1,353

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

See the top 100 for 1928 →