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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201983peak #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 1983

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #115 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 475 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: #297 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,818 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Jeanette, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Jeanette, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Jeanette, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #392 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,495 girlsMNIllinois: #193 for girls · 67 births · 1 in 1,086 girlsILWisconsin: #332 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,772 girlsWIMichigan: #304 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 2,210 girlsMINew York: #180 for girls · 100 births · 1 in 1,029 girlsNYMassachusetts: #395 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,284 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Jeanette, so not publishedRIOregon: #450 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,194 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Jeanette, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Jeanette, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Jeanette, so not publishedSDIowa: #406 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,676 girlsIAIndiana: #350 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,817 girlsINOhio: #296 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 2,221 girlsOHPennsylvania: #266 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 1,788 girlsPANew Jersey: #179 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 1,062 girlsNJConnecticut: #168 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 930 girlsCTCalifornia: #183 for girls · 191 births · 1 in 983 girlsCAUtah: #351 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,202 girlsUTColorado: #289 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,817 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Jeanette, so not publishedNEMissouri: #248 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,680 girlsMOKentucky: #440 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,754 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Jeanette, so not publishedWVVirginia: #418 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,420 girlsVAMaryland: #243 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,502 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Jeanette, so not publishedDEArizona: #209 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,019 girlsAZNew Mexico: #149 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 630 girlsNMKansas: #425 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,108 girlsKSArkansas: #394 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,590 girlsARTennessee: #521 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,598 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #310 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,225 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #319 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,974 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Jeanette, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Jeanette, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #357 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,198 girlsLAMississippi: #379 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,177 girlsMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Jeanette, so not publishedALGeorgia: #600 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,014 girlsGAHawaii: #238 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 897 girlsHITexas: #233 for girls · 99 births · 1 in 1,296 girlsTXFlorida: #255 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 1,591 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Alaska#115 · 1 in 475
  2. New Mexico#149 · 1 in 630
  3. Connecticut#168 · 1 in 930
  4. New Jersey#179 · 1 in 1,062
  5. New York#180 · 1 in 1,029

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alaska#11581 in 475
New Mexico#149151 in 630
Connecticut#168171 in 930
New Jersey#179361 in 1,062
New York#1801001 in 1,029
California#1831911 in 983
Illinois#193671 in 1,086
Arizona#209201 in 1,019
Texas#233991 in 1,296
Hawaii#23861 in 897
Maryland#243151 in 1,502
Missouri#248191 in 1,680
Florida#255371 in 1,591
Pennsylvania#266381 in 1,788
Colorado#289121 in 1,817
Ohio#296311 in 2,221
Washington#297151 in 1,818
Michigan#304251 in 2,210
North Carolina#310151 in 2,225
South Carolina#31991 in 1,974
Wisconsin#332111 in 2,772
Indiana#350121 in 2,817
Utah#35171 in 2,202
Louisiana#357141 in 2,198
Mississippi#37971 in 2,177
Minnesota#39281 in 3,495
Arkansas#39451 in 2,590
Massachusetts#395101 in 3,284
Iowa#40651 in 3,676
Virginia#41891 in 3,420
Kansas#42551 in 3,108
Kentucky#44061 in 3,754
Oregon#45051 in 3,194
Tennessee#52161 in 4,598
Georgia#60071 in 5,014
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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 1983

girls
#260
918 births · 1 in 1,820 girls
boys
#4,141
9 births · 1 in 199,174 boys

Top girls' names in 1983

  1. #1Jennifer54,353
  2. #2Jessica45,283
  3. #3Amanda33,749
  4. #4Ashley33,289
  5. #5Sarah27,228
  6. #6Melissa23,475
  7. #7Nicole22,400
  8. #8Stephanie22,329
  9. #9Heather20,747
  10. #10Elizabeth19,842
  11. #260Jeanette918

Top boys' names in 1983

  1. #1Michael68,004
  2. #2Christopher59,324
  3. #3Matthew50,209
  4. #4David39,201
  5. #5Joshua36,687
  6. #6James36,342
  7. #7Jason35,113
  8. #8Daniel34,748
  9. #9John33,154
  10. #10Robert32,745
  11. #4,141Jeanette9
More about 1983

girls

1,670,609 girls got a published name in 1983; 1 in 1,820 of them was named Jeanette, which outranked 97.8% of the 12,074 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jeanette
  1. #257Tamika922
  2. #258Brittney921
  3. #259Haley919
  4. #260Jeanette918
  5. #261Sonya917
  6. #262Stacie915
  7. #263Tia913
Biggest movers since 1982
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,772Ciji#7,469 → #697
  2. ↑ 6,751Kirby#7,469 → #718
  3. ↑ 2,656Dwan#3,530 → #874
  4. ↑ 1,888Mallory#2,220 → #332
  5. ↑ 987Marquita#1,099 → #112
Fallers
  1. ↓ 656Syreeta#717 → #1,373
  2. ↓ 572Jenilee#817 → #1,389
  3. ↓ 538Tenika#947 → #1,485
  4. ↓ 396Toccara#541 → #937
  5. ↓ 333Venus#950 → #1,283

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

boys

1,792,564 boys got a published name in 1983; 1 in 199,174 of them was named Jeanette, which outranked 43.6% of the 7,344 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jeanette
  1. #3,884Zachari10
  2. #3,884Zion10
  3. #3,884Zuri10
  4. #4,141Jeanette9
  5. #4,141Acie9
  6. #4,141Ahron9
  7. #4,141Ainsley9
  8. #4,499Abayomi8
  9. #4,499Abdur8
  10. #4,499Abed8

Tied with 357 names at #4,141; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1982
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,260Remington#3,108 → #848
  2. ↑ 2,159Trumaine#3,108 → #949
  3. ↑ 1,157Akeem#1,774 → #617
  4. ↑ 738Jacoby#1,654 → #916
  5. ↑ 655Deven#1,622 → #967
Fallers
  1. ↓ 284Marcello#969 → #1,253
  2. ↓ 275Schuyler#845 → #1,120
  3. ↓ 273Jessy#917 → #1,190
  4. ↓ 258Kennith#981 → #1,239
  5. ↓ 220Jarrad#933 → #1,153

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

See the top 100 for 1983 →