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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201995peak #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 1995

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Jeanette, so not publishedAKMaine: 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: #639 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,087 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: #620 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,995 girlsMNIllinois: #327 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 1,910 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Jeanette, so not publishedWIMichigan: #951 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 8,772 girlsMINew York: #435 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 2,757 girlsNYMassachusetts: #733 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,600 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Jeanette, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Jeanette, so not publishedORNevada: 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: fewer than 5 girls named Jeanette, so not publishedIAIndiana: #545 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,093 girlsINOhio: #896 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 9,068 girlsOHPennsylvania: #747 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 6,928 girlsPANew Jersey: #475 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,293 girlsNJConnecticut: #317 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,054 girlsCTCalifornia: #270 for girls · 165 births · 1 in 1,422 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Jeanette, so not publishedUTColorado: #642 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,054 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Jeanette, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Jeanette, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Jeanette, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Jeanette, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Jeanette, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Jeanette, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Jeanette, so not publishedDEArizona: #587 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,411 girlsAZNew Mexico: #291 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,222 girlsNMKansas: #436 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,558 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Jeanette, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Jeanette, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #530 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,826 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Jeanette, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Jeanette, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Jeanette, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Jeanette, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Jeanette, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Jeanette, so not publishedALGeorgia: #858 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,821 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Jeanette, so not publishedHITexas: #340 for girls · 70 births · 1 in 1,949 girlsTXFlorida: #769 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 6,073 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. California#270 · 1 in 1,422
  2. New Mexico#291 · 1 in 1,222
  3. Connecticut#317 · 1 in 2,054
  4. Illinois#327 · 1 in 1,910
  5. Texas#340 · 1 in 1,949

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
California#2701651 in 1,422
New Mexico#29171 in 1,222
Connecticut#31781 in 2,054
Illinois#327381 in 1,910
Texas#340701 in 1,949
New York#435391 in 2,757
Kansas#43651 in 2,558
New Jersey#475131 in 3,293
North Carolina#530101 in 3,826
Indiana#54581 in 4,093
Arizona#58781 in 3,411
Minnesota#62051 in 4,995
Washington#63971 in 4,087
Colorado#64251 in 4,054
Massachusetts#73351 in 6,600
Pennsylvania#74791 in 6,928
Florida#769121 in 6,073
Georgia#85861 in 6,821
Ohio#89671 in 9,068
Michigan#95161 in 8,772
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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 1995

girls
#510
480 births · 1 in 3,664 girls
boys
#8,868
5 births · 1 in 380,740 boys

Top girls' names in 1995

  1. #1Jessica27,941
  2. #2Ashley26,606
  3. #3Emily24,382
  4. #4Samantha21,644
  5. #5Sarah21,395
  6. #6Taylor20,426
  7. #7Hannah17,018
  8. #8Brittany16,477
  9. #9Amanda16,354
  10. #10Elizabeth16,192
  11. #510Jeanette480

Top boys' names in 1995

  1. #1Michael41,409
  2. #2Matthew32,882
  3. #3Christopher32,679
  4. #4Jacob31,134
  5. #5Joshua30,720
  6. #6Tyler29,161
  7. #7Nicholas29,160
  8. #8Brandon26,904
  9. #9Daniel26,728
  10. #10Austin25,908
  11. #8,868Jeanette5
More about 1995

girls

1,758,548 girls got a published name in 1995; 1 in 3,664 of them was named Jeanette, which outranked 96.8% of the 15,753 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jeanette
  1. #506Kaylie482
  2. #508Alanna481
  3. #508Shanice481
  4. #510Jeanette480
  5. #510Rachelle480
  6. #512Kaley479
  7. #513Dalia476
  8. #514Paris474

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1994
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,718Iridian#7,604 → #886
  2. ↑ 2,689Daija#3,615 → #926
  3. ↑ 2,119Lyric#2,752 → #633
  4. ↑ 1,910Daja#2,877 → #967
  5. ↑ 1,602Shania#2,047 → #445
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,205Nohely#896 → #2,101
  2. ↓ 1,048Zana#802 → #1,850
  3. ↓ 869Kadijah#512 → #1,381
  4. ↓ 609Clarisa#664 → #1,273
  5. ↓ 514Dayana#751 → #1,265

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

boys

1,903,701 boys got a published name in 1995; 1 in 380,740 of them was named Jeanette, which outranked 14.2% of the 10,330 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jeanette
  1. #7,792Zubin6
  2. #7,792Zuhair6
  3. #7,792Zvi6
  4. #8,868Jeanette5
  5. #8,868Aanand5
  6. #8,868Aaronn5
  7. #8,868Aasin5

Tied with 1,462 names at #8,868; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1994
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,703Tristin#2,307 → #604
  2. ↑ 1,494Raekwon#2,082 → #588
  3. ↑ 1,357Tristian#2,219 → #862
  4. ↑ 1,269Triston#1,795 → #526
  5. ↑ 1,186Rashaan#2,123 → #937
Fallers
  1. ↓ 469Shyheim#817 → #1,286
  2. ↓ 335Ryne#897 → #1,232
  3. ↓ 251Daulton#792 → #1,043
  4. ↓ 247Demetri#886 → #1,133
  5. ↓ 242Jerrell#917 → #1,159

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

See the top 100 for 1995 →