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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201932peak #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 1932

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Jeanette, so not publishedAKMaine: #72 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 257 girlsMEVermont: #97 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 398 girlsVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Jeanette, so not publishedNHWashington: #107 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 463 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Jeanette, so not publishedIDMontana: #72 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 243 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #77 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 261 girlsNDMinnesota: #41 for girls · 120 births · 1 in 161 girlsMNIllinois: #83 for girls · 136 births · 1 in 371 girlsILWisconsin: #54 for girls · 103 births · 1 in 223 girlsWIMichigan: #67 for girls · 127 births · 1 in 289 girlsMINew York: #78 for girls · 265 births · 1 in 332 girlsNYMassachusetts: #85 for girls · 73 births · 1 in 410 girlsMARhode Island: #99 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 495 girlsRIOregon: #84 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 354 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Jeanette, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Jeanette, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #66 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 244 girlsSDIowa: #83 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 386 girlsIAIndiana: #128 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 712 girlsINOhio: #88 for girls · 112 births · 1 in 408 girlsOHPennsylvania: #111 for girls · 123 births · 1 in 603 girlsPANew Jersey: #87 for girls · 66 births · 1 in 403 girlsNJConnecticut: #65 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 279 girlsCTCalifornia: #83 for girls · 94 births · 1 in 364 girlsCAUtah: #166 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 718 girlsUTColorado: #132 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 562 girlsCONebraska: #77 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 340 girlsNEMissouri: #100 for girls · 63 births · 1 in 439 girlsMOKentucky: #109 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 455 girlsKYWest Virginia: #166 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 763 girlsWVVirginia: #135 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 584 girlsVAMaryland: #114 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 579 girlsMDDelaware: #73 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 246 girlsDEArizona: #170 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 626 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Jeanette, so not publishedNMKansas: #138 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 660 girlsKSArkansas: #214 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,041 girlsARTennessee: #158 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 714 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #167 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 815 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #113 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 474 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #131 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 761 girlsDCOklahoma: #274 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,689 girlsOKLouisiana: #81 for girls · 66 births · 1 in 318 girlsLAMississippi: #143 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 579 girlsMSAlabama: #102 for girls · 74 births · 1 in 404 girlsALGeorgia: #102 for girls · 73 births · 1 in 421 girlsGAHawaii: #54 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 196 girlsHITexas: #216 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 1,005 girlsTXFlorida: #75 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 307 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Minnesota#41 · 1 in 161
  2. Hawaii#54 · 1 in 196
  3. Wisconsin#54 · 1 in 223
  4. Connecticut#65 · 1 in 279
  5. South Dakota#66 · 1 in 244

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Minnesota#411201 in 161
Hawaii#54171 in 196
Wisconsin#541031 in 223
Connecticut#65361 in 279
South Dakota#66221 in 244
Michigan#671271 in 289
Maine#72251 in 257
Montana#72141 in 243
Delaware#7361 in 246
Florida#75401 in 307
Nebraska#77301 in 340
North Dakota#77221 in 261
New York#782651 in 332
Louisiana#81661 in 318
California#83941 in 364
Illinois#831361 in 371
Iowa#83461 in 386
Oregon#84141 in 354
Massachusetts#85731 in 410
New Jersey#87661 in 403
Ohio#881121 in 408
Vermont#9761 in 398
Rhode Island#9991 in 495
Missouri#100631 in 439
Alabama#102741 in 404
Georgia#102731 in 421
Washington#107191 in 463
Kentucky#109601 in 455
Pennsylvania#1111231 in 603
South Carolina#113441 in 474
Maryland#114211 in 579
Indiana#128321 in 712
District of Columbia#13151 in 761
Colorado#132141 in 562
Virginia#135421 in 584
Kansas#138201 in 660
Mississippi#143381 in 579
Tennessee#158381 in 714
Utah#16661 in 718
West Virginia#166231 in 763
North Carolina#167451 in 815
Arizona#17061 in 626
Arkansas#214181 in 1,041
Texas#216561 in 1,005
Oklahoma#274131 in 1,689
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New Mexico———
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 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 1932

girls
#106
2,291 births · 1 in 466 girls
boys
#2,465
10 births · 1 in 104,416 boys

Top girls' names in 1932

  1. #1Mary59,883
  2. #2Betty34,420
  3. #3Barbara26,318
  4. #4Dorothy24,974
  5. #5Joan21,044
  6. #6Patricia17,992
  7. #7Margaret16,556
  8. #8Helen16,376
  9. #9Shirley14,476
  10. #10Doris12,910
  11. #106Jeanette2,291

Top boys' names in 1932

  1. #1Robert59,268
  2. #2James51,930
  3. #3John48,624
  4. #4William42,124
  5. #5Richard31,809
  6. #6Charles31,092
  7. #7Donald29,794
  8. #8George20,439
  9. #9Joseph18,566
  10. #10Thomas16,834
  11. #2,465Jeanette10
More about 1932

girls

1,067,148 girls got a published name in 1932; 1 in 466 of them was named Jeanette, which outranked 97.9% of the 5,098 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jeanette
  1. #103Jo2,388
  2. #104Ellen2,370
  3. #105Ida2,317
  4. #106Jeanette2,291
  5. #107Kathryn2,263
  6. #108Ella2,256
  7. #109Roberta2,243
Biggest movers since 1931
Risers
  1. ↑ 963Dian#1,876 → #913
  2. ↑ 519Carleen#1,394 → #875
  3. ↑ 357Jimmy#1,336 → #979
  4. ↑ 347Letty#1,287 → #940
  5. ↑ 340Letitia#1,148 → #808
Fallers
  1. ↓ 350Blossom#970 → #1,320
  2. ↓ 332Luetta#844 → #1,176
  3. ↓ 305Roy#887 → #1,192
  4. ↓ 289Sofia#887 → #1,176
  5. ↓ 282Joretta#463 → #745

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

boys

1,044,157 boys got a published name in 1932; 1 in 104,416 of them was named Jeanette, which outranked 42.5% of the 4,284 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jeanette
  1. #2,313Wilmon11
  2. #2,313Winfrey11
  3. #2,313Zygmunt11
  4. #2,465Jeanette10
  5. #2,465Abbott10
  6. #2,465Adelard10
  7. #2,465Almer10
  8. #2,638Abran9
  9. #2,638Acy9
  10. #2,638Admiral9

Tied with 172 names at #2,465; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1931
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,418Delano#3,095 → #677
  2. ↑ 969Garner#1,643 → #674
  3. ↑ 868Ronny#1,770 → #902
  4. ↑ 713Darryl#1,693 → #980
  5. ↑ 609Marc#1,589 → #980
Fallers
  1. ↓ 467Jones#959 → #1,426
  2. ↓ 455Hamilton#831 → #1,286
  3. ↓ 393Hyman#697 → #1,090
  4. ↓ 373Davey#983 → #1,356
  5. ↓ 341Hayes#983 → #1,324

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

See the top 100 for 1932 →