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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201966peak #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 1966

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #94 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 307 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: #145 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 648 girlsWAIdaho: #178 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 725 girlsIDMontana: #212 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 906 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Jeanette, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #181 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,049 girlsMNIllinois: #135 for girls · 144 births · 1 in 611 girlsILWisconsin: #230 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,693 girlsWIMichigan: #162 for girls · 90 births · 1 in 817 girlsMINew York: #110 for girls · 285 births · 1 in 512 girlsNYMassachusetts: #274 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 2,252 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Jeanette, so not publishedRIOregon: #139 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 552 girlsORNevada: #101 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 324 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Jeanette, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Jeanette, so not publishedSDIowa: #193 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 958 girlsIAIndiana: #190 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 1,026 girlsINOhio: #180 for girls · 87 births · 1 in 979 girlsOHPennsylvania: #188 for girls · 82 births · 1 in 1,092 girlsPANew Jersey: #141 for girls · 82 births · 1 in 629 girlsNJConnecticut: #262 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,696 girlsCTCalifornia: #148 for girls · 226 births · 1 in 680 girlsCAUtah: #265 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,260 girlsUTColorado: #119 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 489 girlsCONebraska: #169 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 814 girlsNEMissouri: #183 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 934 girlsMOKentucky: #226 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,307 girlsKYWest Virginia: #130 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 573 girlsWVVirginia: #159 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 779 girlsVAMaryland: #170 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 855 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Jeanette, so not publishedDEArizona: #166 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 640 girlsAZNew Mexico: #82 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 281 girlsNMKansas: #153 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 651 girlsKSArkansas: #208 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,072 girlsARTennessee: #239 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,444 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #160 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 778 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #159 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 708 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #191 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 847 girlsDCOklahoma: #196 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 920 girlsOKLouisiana: #163 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 728 girlsLAMississippi: #170 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 780 girlsMSAlabama: #148 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 628 girlsALGeorgia: #190 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 921 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Jeanette, so not publishedHITexas: #216 for girls · 87 births · 1 in 1,056 girlsTXFlorida: #189 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 912 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Mexico#82 · 1 in 281
  2. Alaska#94 · 1 in 307
  3. Nevada#101 · 1 in 324
  4. New York#110 · 1 in 512
  5. Colorado#119 · 1 in 489

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#82311 in 281
Alaska#9471 in 307
Nevada#10191 in 324
New York#1102851 in 512
Colorado#119311 in 489
West Virginia#130221 in 573
Illinois#1351441 in 611
Oregon#139241 in 552
New Jersey#141821 in 629
Washington#145331 in 648
Alabama#148441 in 628
California#1482261 in 680
Kansas#153221 in 651
South Carolina#159301 in 708
Virginia#159441 in 779
North Carolina#160511 in 778
Michigan#162901 in 817
Louisiana#163441 in 728
Arizona#166201 in 640
Nebraska#169131 in 814
Maryland#170321 in 855
Mississippi#170251 in 780
Idaho#17861 in 725
Ohio#180871 in 979
Minnesota#181281 in 1,049
Missouri#183371 in 934
Pennsylvania#188821 in 1,092
Florida#189471 in 912
Georgia#190421 in 921
Indiana#190411 in 1,026
District of Columbia#191131 in 847
Iowa#193221 in 958
Oklahoma#196171 in 920
Arkansas#208131 in 1,072
Montana#21251 in 906
Texas#216871 in 1,056
Kentucky#226191 in 1,307
Wisconsin#230211 in 1,693
Tennessee#239211 in 1,444
Connecticut#262131 in 1,696
Utah#26571 in 1,260
Massachusetts#274201 in 2,252
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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 1966

girls
#172
1,963 births · 1 in 862 girls
boys
#2,986
8 births · 1 in 222,933 boys

Top girls' names in 1966

  1. #1Lisa56,918
  2. #2Kimberly32,232
  3. #3Mary28,890
  4. #4Michelle27,159
  5. #5Karen25,450
  6. #6Susan23,776
  7. #7Patricia20,112
  8. #8Tammy18,621
  9. #9Angela18,532
  10. #10Jennifer18,215
  11. #172Jeanette1,963

Top boys' names in 1966

  1. #1Michael79,985
  2. #2David66,408
  3. #3James65,163
  4. #4John65,016
  5. #5Robert59,317
  6. #6William38,237
  7. #7Mark34,801
  8. #8Richard34,457
  9. #9Jeffrey30,200
  10. #10Thomas29,003
  11. #2,986Jeanette8
More about 1966

girls

1,692,177 girls got a published name in 1966; 1 in 862 of them was named Jeanette, which outranked 97.7% of the 7,624 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. #169Nicole2,028
  2. #170Marilyn1,994
  3. #171Kimberley1,987
  4. #172Jeanette1,963
  5. #173Phyllis1,938
  6. #174Jackie1,936
  7. #175Loretta1,899
Biggest movers since 1965
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,121Tabatha#6,539 → #418
  2. ↑ 1,469Tabitha#1,993 → #524
  3. ↑ 1,325Joell#2,247 → #922
  4. ↑ 1,047Tatia#1,715 → #668
  5. ↑ 969Nichole#1,829 → #860
Fallers
  1. ↓ 398Barb#815 → #1,213
  2. ↓ 310Jewell#952 → #1,262
  3. ↓ 288Roxie#944 → #1,232
  4. ↓ 284Aretha#818 → #1,102
  5. ↓ 280Kecia#392 → #672

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

boys

1,783,461 boys got a published name in 1966; 1 in 222,933 of them was named Jeanette, which outranked 34.2% of the 4,540 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jeanette
  1. #2,784Zeke9
  2. #2,784Zeno9
  3. #2,784Zev9
  4. #2,986Jeanette8
  5. #2,986Adell8
  6. #2,986Alice8
  7. #2,986Alma8
  8. #3,249Aden7
  9. #3,249Adolf7
  10. #3,249Agustine7

Tied with 262 names at #2,986; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1965
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,207Jarrod#1,720 → #513
  2. ↑ 893Heath#1,254 → #361
  3. ↑ 467Illya#1,294 → #827
  4. ↑ 419Jarrett#1,294 → #875
  5. ↑ 399Reynold#1,360 → #961
Fallers
  1. ↓ 464Quint#986 → #1,450
  2. ↓ 303Dario#934 → #1,237
  3. ↓ 299Darran#1,000 → #1,299
  4. ↓ 281Artie#897 → #1,178
  5. ↓ 268Daryn#716 → #984

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

See the top 100 for 1966 →