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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201965peak #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 1965

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Jeanette, so not publishedAKMaine: #249 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,642 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Jeanette, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Jeanette, so not publishedNHWashington: #161 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 693 girlsWAIdaho: #107 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 361 girlsIDMontana: #228 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 973 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #117 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 423 girlsNDMinnesota: #164 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 849 girlsMNIllinois: #156 for girls · 122 births · 1 in 748 girlsILWisconsin: #218 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,409 girlsWIMichigan: #184 for girls · 78 births · 1 in 946 girlsMINew York: #115 for girls · 304 births · 1 in 506 girlsNYMassachusetts: #249 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,817 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Jeanette, so not publishedRIOregon: #245 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,224 girlsORNevada: #115 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 389 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Jeanette, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #158 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 643 girlsSDIowa: #217 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,230 girlsIAIndiana: #192 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 977 girlsINOhio: #180 for girls · 94 births · 1 in 937 girlsOHPennsylvania: #203 for girls · 79 births · 1 in 1,177 girlsPANew Jersey: #129 for girls · 91 births · 1 in 592 girlsNJConnecticut: #190 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,046 girlsCTCalifornia: #144 for girls · 252 births · 1 in 642 girlsCAUtah: #150 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 617 girlsUTColorado: #143 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 611 girlsCONebraska: #148 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 641 girlsNEMissouri: #135 for girls · 57 births · 1 in 639 girlsMOKentucky: #200 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,071 girlsKYWest Virginia: #196 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,043 girlsWVVirginia: #193 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 1,042 girlsVAMaryland: #170 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 855 girlsMDDelaware: #154 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 659 girlsDEArizona: #131 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 515 girlsAZNew Mexico: #101 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 373 girlsNMKansas: #121 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 497 girlsKSArkansas: #173 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 830 girlsARTennessee: #197 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,067 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #175 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 853 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #147 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 626 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #146 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 616 girlsDCOklahoma: #227 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,135 girlsOKLouisiana: #173 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 760 girlsLAMississippi: #120 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 507 girlsMSAlabama: #175 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 868 girlsALGeorgia: #210 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 1,075 girlsGAHawaii: #278 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,088 girlsHITexas: #221 for girls · 85 births · 1 in 1,128 girlsTXFlorida: #203 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 945 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Mexico#101 · 1 in 373
  2. Idaho#107 · 1 in 361
  3. Nevada#115 · 1 in 389
  4. New York#115 · 1 in 506
  5. North Dakota#117 · 1 in 423

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#101261 in 373
Idaho#107131 in 361
Nevada#11581 in 389
New York#1153041 in 506
North Dakota#117121 in 423
Mississippi#120411 in 507
Kansas#121311 in 497
New Jersey#129911 in 592
Arizona#131261 in 515
Missouri#135571 in 639
Colorado#143261 in 611
California#1442521 in 642
District of Columbia#146191 in 616
South Carolina#147361 in 626
Nebraska#148181 in 641
Utah#150141 in 617
Delaware#15461 in 659
Illinois#1561221 in 748
South Dakota#15881 in 643
Washington#161321 in 693
Minnesota#164371 in 849
Maryland#170331 in 855
Arkansas#173181 in 830
Louisiana#173441 in 760
Alabama#175341 in 868
North Carolina#175491 in 853
Ohio#180941 in 937
Michigan#184781 in 946
Connecticut#190221 in 1,046
Indiana#192441 in 977
Virginia#193351 in 1,042
West Virginia#196131 in 1,043
Tennessee#197301 in 1,067
Kentucky#200251 in 1,071
Florida#203471 in 945
Pennsylvania#203791 in 1,177
Georgia#210381 in 1,075
Iowa#217181 in 1,230
Wisconsin#218261 in 1,409
Texas#221851 in 1,128
Oklahoma#227151 in 1,135
Montana#22851 in 973
Oregon#245111 in 1,224
Maine#24951 in 1,642
Massachusetts#249261 in 1,817
Hawaii#27851 in 1,088
Alaska———
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Rhode Island———
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 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 1965

girls
#169
2,070 births · 1 in 853 girls
boys
#3,930
5 births · 1 in 372,029 boys

Top girls' names in 1965

  1. #1Lisa60,271
  2. #2Mary34,270
  3. #3Karen32,869
  4. #4Kimberly28,836
  5. #5Susan26,321
  6. #6Patricia23,552
  7. #7Donna19,700
  8. #8Linda19,345
  9. #9Cynthia19,239
  10. #10Angela18,754
  11. #169Jeanette2,070

Top boys' names in 1965

  1. #1Michael80,992
  2. #2John71,493
  3. #3David67,825
  4. #4James67,666
  5. #5Robert63,106
  6. #6William40,111
  7. #7Mark38,244
  8. #8Richard36,817
  9. #9Thomas31,595
  10. #10Jeffrey29,574
  11. #3,930Jeanette5
More about 1965

girls

1,765,164 girls got a published name in 1965; 1 in 853 of them was named Jeanette, which outranked 97.8% of the 7,535 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jeanette
  1. #166Jeanne2,147
  2. #167Roberta2,129
  3. #168Traci2,081
  4. #169Jeanette2,070
  5. #170Lorraine2,060
  6. #171Norma2,049
  7. #172Belinda2,026
Biggest movers since 1964
Risers
  1. ↑ 723Marni#1,610 → #887
  2. ↑ 654Dionne#1,281 → #627
  3. ↑ 432Marnie#1,016 → #584
  4. ↑ 426Keli#1,383 → #957
  5. ↑ 368Gia#1,334 → #966
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,326Djuna#738 → #2,064
  2. ↓ 470Djuana#756 → #1,226
  3. ↓ 383Shirl#714 → #1,097
  4. ↓ 297Beverley#955 → #1,252
  5. ↓ 275Dottie#912 → #1,187

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

boys

1,860,143 boys got a published name in 1965; 1 in 372,029 of them was named Jeanette, which outranked 11.2% of the 4,425 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jeanette
  1. #3,537Zak6
  2. #3,537Zebedee6
  3. #3,537Zvi6
  4. #3,930Jeanette5
  5. #3,930Aarron5
  6. #3,930Abdel5
  7. #3,930Adelaido5

Tied with 495 names at #3,930; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1964
Risers
  1. ↑ 785Trace#1,655 → #870
  2. ↑ 729Darran#1,729 → #1,000
  3. ↑ 655Daryn#1,371 → #716
  4. ↑ 648Darian#1,545 → #897
  5. ↑ 512Darryn#1,327 → #815
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,557Jaimie#809 → #2,366
  2. ↓ 443Tammy#875 → #1,318
  3. ↓ 406Destry#637 → #1,043
  4. ↓ 318Dewitt#936 → #1,254
  5. ↓ 303Cassius#860 → #1,163

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

See the top 100 for 1965 →