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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201958peak #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 1958

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #129 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 418 girlsAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Jeanette, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Jeanette, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Jeanette, so not publishedNHWashington: #202 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 982 girlsWAIdaho: #208 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 899 girlsIDMontana: #198 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 938 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #181 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 829 girlsNDMinnesota: #194 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 1,144 girlsMNIllinois: #163 for girls · 125 births · 1 in 850 girlsILWisconsin: #195 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 1,313 girlsWIMichigan: #166 for girls · 102 births · 1 in 902 girlsMINew York: #152 for girls · 222 births · 1 in 764 girlsNYMassachusetts: #227 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,914 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Jeanette, so not publishedRIOregon: #220 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,169 girlsORNevada: #134 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 436 girlsNVWyoming: #129 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 455 girlsWYSouth Dakota: #234 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,409 girlsSDIowa: #208 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,310 girlsIAIndiana: #227 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 1,528 girlsINOhio: #204 for girls · 82 births · 1 in 1,303 girlsOHPennsylvania: #212 for girls · 81 births · 1 in 1,431 girlsPANew Jersey: #176 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 1,045 girlsNJConnecticut: #210 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,348 girlsCTCalifornia: #148 for girls · 243 births · 1 in 671 girlsCAUtah: #110 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 449 girlsUTColorado: #154 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 640 girlsCONebraska: #134 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 578 girlsNEMissouri: #187 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 1,086 girlsMOKentucky: #236 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,645 girlsKYWest Virginia: #200 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,208 girlsWVVirginia: #189 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 1,104 girlsVAMaryland: #159 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 883 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Jeanette, so not publishedDEArizona: #205 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 878 girlsAZNew Mexico: #104 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 371 girlsNMKansas: #148 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 658 girlsKSArkansas: #198 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,054 girlsARTennessee: #148 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 833 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #156 for girls · 63 births · 1 in 781 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #157 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 726 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #119 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 466 girlsDCOklahoma: #205 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,184 girlsOKLouisiana: #149 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 644 girlsLAMississippi: #140 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 633 girlsMSAlabama: #168 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 837 girlsALGeorgia: #134 for girls · 69 births · 1 in 654 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Jeanette, so not publishedHITexas: #182 for girls · 132 births · 1 in 850 girlsTXFlorida: #157 for girls · 65 births · 1 in 730 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Mexico#104 · 1 in 371
  2. Utah#110 · 1 in 449
  3. District of Columbia#119 · 1 in 466
  4. Alaska#129 · 1 in 418
  5. Wyoming#129 · 1 in 455

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#104311 in 371
Utah#110231 in 449
District of Columbia#119291 in 466
Alaska#12961 in 418
Wyoming#12961 in 455
Georgia#134691 in 654
Nebraska#134241 in 578
Nevada#13451 in 436
Mississippi#140401 in 633
California#1482431 in 671
Kansas#148321 in 658
Tennessee#148441 in 833
Louisiana#149611 in 644
New York#1522221 in 764
Colorado#154291 in 640
North Carolina#156631 in 781
Florida#157651 in 730
South Carolina#157371 in 726
Maryland#159341 in 883
Illinois#1631251 in 850
Michigan#1661021 in 902
Alabama#168431 in 837
New Jersey#176551 in 1,045
North Dakota#18181 in 829
Texas#1821321 in 850
Missouri#187411 in 1,086
Virginia#189371 in 1,104
Minnesota#194331 in 1,144
Wisconsin#195331 in 1,313
Arkansas#198171 in 1,054
Montana#19871 in 938
West Virginia#200161 in 1,208
Washington#202291 in 982
Ohio#204821 in 1,303
Arizona#205161 in 878
Oklahoma#205181 in 1,184
Idaho#20871 in 899
Iowa#208211 in 1,310
Connecticut#210181 in 1,348
Pennsylvania#212811 in 1,431
Oregon#220131 in 1,169
Indiana#227331 in 1,528
Massachusetts#227281 in 1,914
South Dakota#23451 in 1,409
Kentucky#236201 in 1,645
Delaware———
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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 1958

girls
#179
2,098 births · 1 in 959 girls
boys
#3,275
7 births · 1 in 303,201 boys

Top girls' names in 1958

  1. #1Mary55,848
  2. #2Susan45,175
  3. #3Linda41,904
  4. #4Karen38,487
  5. #5Patricia37,961
  6. #6Debra35,521
  7. #7Deborah32,943
  8. #8Cynthia31,014
  9. #9Barbara27,874
  10. #10Donna26,959
  11. #179Jeanette2,098

Top boys' names in 1958

  1. #1Michael90,604
  2. #2David82,681
  3. #3James78,774
  4. #4Robert77,338
  5. #5John76,057
  6. #6William54,254
  7. #7Mark52,698
  8. #8Richard50,007
  9. #9Thomas42,088
  10. #10Steven32,968
  11. #3,275Jeanette7
More about 1958

girls

2,011,619 girls got a published name in 1958; 1 in 959 of them was named Jeanette, which outranked 97.5% of the 7,030 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jeanette
  1. #176Lynne2,135
  2. #177Carmen2,120
  3. #178Tracy2,109
  4. #179Jeanette2,098
  5. #180Shelia2,091
  6. #181Marianne2,076
  7. #182Louise2,008
Biggest movers since 1957
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,133Brigitte#1,904 → #771
  2. ↑ 760Samantha#1,754 → #994
  3. ↑ 709Selena#1,388 → #679
  4. ↑ 672Tambra#1,588 → #916
  5. ↑ 570Bridgette#1,274 → #704
Fallers
  1. ↓ 312Sarita#970 → #1,282
  2. ↓ 311Beryl#910 → #1,221
  3. ↓ 309Sherree#827 → #1,136
  4. ↓ 275Winnie#965 → #1,240
  5. ↓ 236Jacalyn#975 → #1,211

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

boys

2,122,409 boys got a published name in 1958; 1 in 303,201 of them was named Jeanette, which outranked 27.3% of the 4,502 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jeanette
  1. #3,033Yvonne8
  2. #3,033Zan8
  3. #3,033Zoltan8
  4. #3,275Jeanette7
  5. #3,275Able7
  6. #3,275Abran7
  7. #3,275Acey7
  8. #3,559Abdul6
  9. #3,559Abelino6
  10. #3,559Abie6

Tied with 283 names at #3,275; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1957
Risers
  1. ↑ 742Wayde#1,364 → #622
  2. ↑ 568Maverick#1,364 → #796
  3. ↑ 516Darren#897 → #381
  4. ↑ 435Tobin#1,250 → #815
  5. ↑ 406Dion#928 → #522
Fallers
  1. ↓ 388Claud#957 → #1,345
  2. ↓ 349Ritchie#823 → #1,172
  3. ↓ 333Levon#944 → #1,277
  4. ↓ 320Weston#957 → #1,277
  5. ↓ 297Parker#925 → #1,222

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

See the top 100 for 1958 →