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
- Peak · girls
- 1939 · 2,893 births
- Debut · girls
- 55 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 6 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 163,440since 1880
Jeanette over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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 | #2,387 | 75 | — | |
| 2024 | #2,775 | 61 | — | |
| 2023 | #2,757 | 62 | — | |
| 2022 | #2,530 | 70 | — | |
| 2021 | #2,558 | 68 | — | |
| 2020 | #2,549 | 67 | — | |
| 2019 | #2,538 | 69 | — | |
| 2018 | #2,361 | 77 | — | |
| 2017 | #2,129 | 90 | — | |
| 2016 | #2,385 | 78 | — | |
| 2015 | #2,025 | 97 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,956 | 102 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,880 | 107 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,886 | 106 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,728 | 119 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,738 | 120 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,733 | 126 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,589 | 143 | — | |
| 2007 | #1,695 | 129 | — | |
| 2006 | #1,342 | 173 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,319 | 167 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,180 | 190 | — | |
| 2003 | #1,038 | 220 | — | |
| 2002 | #991 | 222 | — | |
| 2001 | #834 | 275 | — | |
| 2000 | #785 | 292 | — | |
| 1999 | #756 | 295 | — | |
| 1998 | #715 | 309 | — | |
| 1997 | #590 | 389 | — | |
| 1996 | #522 | 452 | — | |
| 1995 | #510 | 480 | #8,868 | 5 |
| 1994 | #457 | 559 | — | |
| 1993 | #378 | 678 | — | |
| 1992 | #322 | 847 | #6,670 | 7 |
| 1991 | #264 | 1,052 | #5,521 | 9 |
| 1990 | #281 | 989 | — | |
| 1989 | #263 | 1,012 | #4,527 | 11 |
| 1988 | #262 | 976 | #7,270 | 5 |
| 1987 | #243 | 1,065 | #3,731 | 12 |
| 1986 | #234 | 1,111 | #3,653 | 12 |
| 1985 | #268 | 935 | #6,523 | 5 |
| 1984 | #275 | 871 | #6,315 | 5 |
| 1983 | #260 | 918 | #4,141 | 9 |
| 1982 | #264 | 938 | — | |
| 1981 | #232 | 1,088 | #6,262 | 5 |
| 1980 | #250 | 1,026 | #4,940 | 7 |
| 1979 | #249 | 1,007 | #4,842 | 7 |
| 1978 | #238 | 1,028 | #5,059 | 6 |
| 1977 | #235 | 1,065 | #5,123 | 6 |
| 1976 | #217 | 1,127 | #5,587 | 5 |
| 1975 | #212 | 1,160 | #5,464 | 5 |
| 1974 | #191 | 1,326 | #3,120 | 11 |
| 1973 | #190 | 1,362 | #3,694 | 8 |
| 1972 | #191 | 1,494 | #4,441 | 6 |
| 1971 | #186 | 1,677 | #3,370 | 9 |
| 1970 | #190 | 1,724 | #3,836 | 7 |
| 1969 | #189 | 1,686 | #2,861 | 10 |
| 1968 | #183 | 1,752 | #4,136 | 5 |
| 1967 | #172 | 1,850 | #3,231 | 7 |
| 1966 | #172 | 1,963 | #2,986 | 8 |
| 1965 | #169 | 2,070 | #3,930 | 5 |
| 1964 | #162 | 2,380 | #2,854 | 9 |
| 1963 | #158 | 2,568 | #4,048 | 5 |
| 1962 | #157 | 2,611 | #3,041 | 8 |
| 1961 | #163 | 2,559 | #2,538 | 11 |
| 1960 | #159 | 2,647 | — | |
| 1959 | #171 | 2,243 | #3,619 | 6 |
| 1958 | #179 | 2,098 | #3,275 | 7 |
| 1957 | #167 | 2,297 | #3,552 | 6 |
| 1956 | #160 | 2,338 | #3,216 | 7 |
| 1955 | #153 | 2,376 | — | |
| 1954 | #148 | 2,488 | — | |
| 1953 | #139 | 2,608 | #3,143 | 7 |
| 1952 | #137 | 2,580 | — | |
| 1951 | #132 | 2,543 | #2,662 | 9 |
| 1950 | #131 | 2,413 | #3,681 | 5 |
| 1949 | #129 | 2,511 | #3,298 | 6 |
| 1948 | #129 | 2,331 | #2,788 | 8 |
| 1947 | #125 | 2,600 | #3,733 | 5 |
| 1946 | #121 | 2,412 | #2,919 | 7 |
| 1945 | #122 | 2,053 | #2,743 | 7 |
| 1944 | #117 | 2,255 | #2,309 | 10 |
| 1943 | #109 | 2,554 | #2,405 | 10 |
| 1942 | #104 | 2,688 | #2,145 | 12 |
| 1941 | #98 | 2,596 | #2,656 | 8 |
| 1940 | #90 | 2,727 | #2,478 | 9 |
| 1939 | #82 | 2,893 | #2,449 | 9 |
| 1938 | #91 | 2,802 | #2,479 | 9 |
| 1937 | #90 | 2,741 | #1,828 | 15 |
| 1936 | #94 | 2,552 | #1,964 | 13 |
| 1935 | #104 | 2,290 | #1,656 | 18 |
| 1934 | #106 | 2,293 | #2,121 | 12 |
| 1933 | #103 | 2,223 | #2,093 | 12 |
| 1932 | #106 | 2,291 | #2,465 | 10 |
| 1931 | #105 | 2,234 | #2,651 | 9 |
| 1930 | #106 | 2,434 | #2,609 | 10 |
| 1929 | #131 | 1,839 | #2,980 | 8 |
| 1928 | #126 | 1,944 | #2,843 | 9 |
| 1927 | #131 | 1,970 | #3,151 | 8 |
| 1926 | #136 | 1,871 | #3,139 | 8 |
| 1925 | #137 | 1,920 | #3,408 | 7 |
| 1924 | #134 | 2,066 | — | |
| 1923 | #131 | 2,029 | — | |
| 1922 | #128 | 2,005 | — | |
| 1921 | #125 | 2,096 | #2,804 | 10 |
| 1920 | #126 | 2,043 | — | |
| 1919 | #135 | 1,767 | #3,736 | 6 |
| 1918 | #131 | 1,774 | #4,179 | 5 |
| 1917 | #132 | 1,638 | — | |
| 1916 | #135 | 1,522 | — | |
| 1915 | #148 | 1,273 | — | |
| 1914 | #150 | 977 | — | |
| 1913 | #159 | 734 | — | |
| 1912 | #166 | 623 | — | |
| 1911 | #169 | 444 | — | |
| 1910 | #179 | 382 | — | |
| 1909 | #188 | 317 | — | |
| 1908 | #186 | 304 | — | |
| 1907 | #186 | 294 | — | |
| 1906 | #185 | 269 | — | |
| 1905 | #195 | 243 | — | |
| 1904 | #203 | 221 | — | |
| 1903 | #214 | 198 | — | |
| 1902 | #211 | 198 | — | |
| 1901 | #226 | 161 | — | |
| 1900 | #206 | 233 | — | |
| 1899 | #215 | 162 | — | |
| 1898 | #209 | 191 | — | |
| 1897 | #216 | 158 | — | |
| 1896 | #210 | 172 | — | |
| 1895 | #207 | 167 | — | |
| 1894 | #214 | 152 | — | |
| 1893 | #216 | 142 | — | |
| 1892 | #227 | 129 | — | |
| 1891 | #241 | 101 | — | |
| 1890 | #214 | 129 | — | |
| 1889 | #225 | 106 | — | |
| 1888 | #200 | 126 | — | |
| 1887 | #225 | 85 | — | |
| 1886 | #219 | 83 | — | |
| 1885 | #227 | 76 | — | |
| 1884 | #221 | 73 | — | |
| 1883 | #227 | 63 | — | |
| 1882 | #208 | 64 | — | |
| 1881 | #268 | 36 | — | |
| 1880 | #206 | 55 | — | |
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 1940
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Hawaii#29 · 1 in 113
- North Dakota#43 · 1 in 161
- Florida#43 · 1 in 209
- Minnesota#48 · 1 in 203
- Nebraska#53 · 1 in 210
Best ever in a state: #28 in Hawaii, 1938.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | #29 | 30 | 1 in 113 |
| Florida | #43 | 71 | 1 in 209 |
| North Dakota | #43 | 33 | 1 in 161 |
| Minnesota | #48 | 112 | 1 in 203 |
| Nebraska | #53 | 44 | 1 in 210 |
| Louisiana | #58 | 98 | 1 in 239 |
| South Dakota | #59 | 20 | 1 in 236 |
| Wisconsin | #63 | 87 | 1 in 278 |
| Utah | #66 | 18 | 1 in 278 |
| Illinois | #69 | 181 | 1 in 311 |
| Washington | #69 | 36 | 1 in 321 |
| Montana | #71 | 16 | 1 in 268 |
| Colorado | #76 | 29 | 1 in 313 |
| Kansas | #78 | 36 | 1 in 342 |
| Michigan | #78 | 121 | 1 in 361 |
| Idaho | #79 | 14 | 1 in 305 |
| Virginia | #81 | 73 | 1 in 339 |
| California | #82 | 136 | 1 in 367 |
| District of Columbia | #85 | 18 | 1 in 341 |
| Georgia | #85 | 95 | 1 in 334 |
| Alabama | #88 | 89 | 1 in 332 |
| Kentucky | #89 | 68 | 1 in 421 |
| Oregon | #90 | 19 | 1 in 376 |
| Missouri | #91 | 63 | 1 in 444 |
| South Carolina | #92 | 60 | 1 in 365 |
| Texas | #93 | 139 | 1 in 432 |
| Iowa | #94 | 39 | 1 in 506 |
| Rhode Island | #94 | 12 | 1 in 377 |
| New York | #95 | 230 | 1 in 390 |
| Ohio | #97 | 107 | 1 in 493 |
| Tennessee | #100 | 61 | 1 in 462 |
| New Jersey | #102 | 58 | 1 in 445 |
| Indiana | #103 | 46 | 1 in 584 |
| North Carolina | #108 | 80 | 1 in 471 |
| Vermont | #108 | 5 | 1 in 503 |
| Massachusetts | #113 | 45 | 1 in 653 |
| Maine | #115 | 12 | 1 in 513 |
| Maryland | #115 | 26 | 1 in 500 |
| Arkansas | #118 | 37 | 1 in 517 |
| Pennsylvania | #120 | 123 | 1 in 610 |
| Connecticut | #124 | 14 | 1 in 761 |
| Mississippi | #125 | 49 | 1 in 461 |
| New Hampshire | #132 | 5 | 1 in 665 |
| West Virginia | #134 | 28 | 1 in 676 |
| Oklahoma | #172 | 23 | 1 in 877 |
| New Mexico | #201 | 7 | 1 in 838 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| 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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1939 at #82 (2,893 births)
- Births halved by 1973, 34 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 6 yrs · run 1936–1941
- Top 1,000: 123 yrs · run 1880–2002
- Highest: 1 in 379 girls born in 1939 were named Jeanette (0.26%)
- Latest: 1 in 21,430 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 15.1% of all girls named Jeanette (24,753) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 767 | #200 (1888) | #223 |
| 1890s | 1,503 | #207 (1895) | #217 |
| 1900s | 2,438 | #185 (1906) | #200 |
| 1910s | 11,134 | #131 (1918) | #150 |
| 1920s | 19,783 | #125 (1921) | #131 |
| 1930s | 24,753 | #82 (1939) | #99 |
| 1940s | 24,727 | #90 (1940) | #114 |
| 1950s | 23,984 | #131 (1950) | #152 |
| 1960s | 22,086 | #157 (1962) | #168 |
| 1970s | 12,970 | #186 (1971) | #210 |
| 1980s | 9,940 | #232 (1981) | #255 |
| 1990s | 6,050 | #264 (1991) | #480 |
| 2000s | 1,937 | #785 (2000) | #1,251 |
| 2010s | 965 | #1,728 (2011) | #2,063 |
| 2020s | 403 | #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 1940
Top girls' names in 1940
Top boys' names in 1940
More about 1940
girls
1,143,528 girls got a published name in 1940; 1 in 419 of them was named Jeanette, which outranked 98.2% of the 5,028 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,159,172 boys got a published name in 1940; 1 in 128,797 of them was named Jeanette, which outranked 37.1% of the 3,937 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,322Watt10
- #2,322Woodson10
- #2,322Yvonne10
- #2,478Jeanette9
- #2,478Abie9
- #2,478Admiral9
- #2,478Alen9
- #2,671Alger8
- #2,671Ali8
- #2,671Alven8
Tied with 192 names at #2,478; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.