Jeannette

#5,238 for girls in 2025, 24 births · Last seen for boys in 1969 at #3,935
Given to girls 99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1916 · 1,082 births
Debut · girls
34 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
69,251
since 1880

Jeannette over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Jeannette has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201917peak #173, 1916girls
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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#5,23824—
2024#5,96220—
2023#5,39023—
2022#6,46418—
2021#6,96716—
2020#4,64828—
2019#4,54630—
2018#5,45423—
2017#4,47731—
2016#4,42332—
2015#3,98937—
2014#4,54431—
2013#4,07636—
2012#3,36448—
2011#3,78140—
2010#3,68942—
2009#3,94439—
2008#4,26836—
2007#3,42848—
2006#3,17652—
2005#2,73161—
2004#2,88955—
2003#2,73757—
2002#2,37967—
2001#2,28870—
2000#2,45762—
1999#1,91482—
1998#1,72192—
1997#1,65695—
1996#1,551102—
1995#1,176146—
1994#1,177150—
1993#972193—
1992#914214—
1991#692308—
1990#769266—
1989#657311—
1988#586346—
1987#578343—
1986#500425—
1985#539369—
1984#626283—
1983#557327—
1982#491415—
1981#493415—
1980#450474—
1979#493410—
1978#479408—
1977#444460—
1976#466406—
1975#452428—
1974#383542—
1973#381537—
1972#374574—
1971#349717—
1970#352714—
1969#342683#3,9356
1968#354632—
1967#351653—
1966#358643—
1965#346697—
1964#349732—
1963#334802—
1962#308908#4,0335
1961#316877—
1960#305938—
1959#296938—
1958#302886—
1957#314863—
1956#297902—
1955#293870—
1954#291855—
1953#274911—
1952#267898—
1951#268856—
1950#256884—
1949#251917—
1948#240957—
1947#237994—
1946#230965—
1945#236788—
1944#212931—
1943#2031,037—
1942#1941,055#3,2126
1941#198948—
1940#1811,039#2,4789
1939#1841,018—
1938#1861,044—
1937#1891,012—
1936#188955#3,5495
1935#186949#3,2526
1934#195919—
1933#203860—
1932#1751,080#3,3616
1931#185974—
1930#195987#3,5926
1929#201929—
1928#211889—
1927#209910—
1926#207920—
1925#1951,050—
1924#2011,032—
1923#1941,081—
1922#1971,027—
1921#1911,094—
1920#1891,060—
1919#1841,068—
1918#1851,077—
1917#1771,113—
1916#1731,082—
1915#187903—
1914#189699—
1913#192570—
1912#199487—
1911#192373—
1910#191347—
1909#190311—
1908#208260—
1907#213235—
1906#209216—
1905#216205—
1904#208212—
1903#236161—
1902#228174—
1901#220167—
1900#248170—
1899#251125—
1898#245144—
1897#230144—
1896#236135—
1895#224150—
1894#232133—
1893#219139—
1892#239122—
1891#24498—
1890#25099—
1889#24392—
1888#221109—
1887#21195—
1886#23775—
1885#21981—
1884#23963—
1883#24753—
1882#22160—
1881#24043—
1880#26534—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Jeannette was already there! It came in at #265, and was given to 34 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 2021–2025, when fewer than 25 girls a year got the name.

Where Jeannette is popular in 1917

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedAKMaine: #38 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 135 girlsMEVermont: #125 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 507 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #25 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 95 girlsNHWashington: #129 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 621 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedIDMontana: #104 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 424 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #235 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,555 girlsNDMinnesota: #149 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 799 girlsMNIllinois: #143 for girls · 71 births · 1 in 820 girlsILWisconsin: #148 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 803 girlsWIMichigan: #167 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 1,005 girlsMINew York: #142 for girls · 129 births · 1 in 754 girlsNYMassachusetts: #48 for girls · 166 births · 1 in 212 girlsMARhode Island: #54 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 215 girlsRIOregon: #159 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 696 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedSDIowa: #130 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 625 girlsIAIndiana: #188 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,278 girlsINOhio: #141 for girls · 63 births · 1 in 805 girlsOHPennsylvania: #133 for girls · 104 births · 1 in 898 girlsPANew Jersey: #124 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 649 girlsNJConnecticut: #114 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 577 girlsCTCalifornia: #178 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 994 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedUTColorado: #238 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,468 girlsCONebraska: #182 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 984 girlsNEMissouri: #237 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,587 girlsMOKentucky: #304 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,476 girlsKYWest Virginia: #330 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,686 girlsWVVirginia: #314 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,132 girlsVAMaryland: #138 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 796 girlsMDDelaware: #71 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 256 girlsDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedNMKansas: #292 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,137 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedARTennessee: #272 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,875 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #257 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,969 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #386 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,910 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #379 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,681 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedMSAlabama: #429 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,145 girlsALGeorgia: #206 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,358 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedHITexas: #605 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 5,252 girlsTXFlorida: #217 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,115 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Hampshire#25 · 1 in 95
  2. Maine#38 · 1 in 135
  3. Massachusetts#48 · 1 in 212
  4. Rhode Island#54 · 1 in 215
  5. Delaware#71 · 1 in 256

Best ever in a state: #21 in New Hampshire, 1920.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Hampshire#25331 in 95
Maine#38451 in 135
Massachusetts#481661 in 212
Rhode Island#54241 in 215
Delaware#7171 in 256
Montana#104141 in 424
Connecticut#114251 in 577
New Jersey#124461 in 649
Vermont#12551 in 507
Washington#129141 in 621
Iowa#130331 in 625
Pennsylvania#1331041 in 898
Maryland#138161 in 796
Ohio#141631 in 805
New York#1421291 in 754
Illinois#143711 in 820
Wisconsin#148291 in 803
Minnesota#149271 in 799
Oregon#15971 in 696
Michigan#167341 in 1,005
California#178211 in 994
Nebraska#182121 in 984
Indiana#188191 in 1,278
Georgia#206231 in 1,358
Florida#21781 in 1,115
North Dakota#23551 in 1,555
Missouri#237181 in 1,587
Colorado#23851 in 1,468
North Carolina#257161 in 1,969
Tennessee#272131 in 1,875
Kansas#29271 in 2,137
Kentucky#304101 in 2,476
Virginia#31481 in 3,132
West Virginia#33061 in 2,686
Louisiana#37971 in 2,681
South Carolina#38651 in 3,910
Alabama#42961 in 4,145
Texas#60591 in 5,252
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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 Jeannette
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 724 spots since 2024 (#5,962 → #5,238)
  • 590 spots since 2020 (#4,648 → #5,238)
  • 1,249 spots since 2015 (#3,989 → #5,238)
  • Biggest jump: 87 spots in 1985 (#626 → #539)
  • Biggest drop: 222 spots in 1992 (#692 → #914)
Rise & fade · girls
36 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1916 at #173 (1,082 births)
  • Births halved by 1973, 57 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 114 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 114 yrs · run 1880–1993
Share of babies · girls
1 in 965
  • Highest: 1 in 965 girls born in 1916 were named Jeannette (0.10%)
  • Latest: 1 in 66,969 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
  • 14.4% of all girls named Jeannette (9,992) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s705#211 (1887)#234
1890s1,289#219 (1893)#237
1900s2,111#190 (1909)#218
1910s7,719#173 (1916)#187
1920s9,992#189 (1920)#200
1930s9,798#175 (1932)#189
1940s9,631#181 (1940)#218
1950s8,863#256 (1950)#286
1960s7,565#305 (1960)#336
1970s5,196#349 (1971)#417
1980s3,708#450 (1980)#548
1990s1,648#692 (1991)#1,254
2000s547#2,288 (2001)#3,030
2010s350#3,364 (2012)#4,234
2020s129#4,648 (2020)#5,778

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.

Jeannette in 1917

girls
#177
1,113 births · 1 in 971 girls

Top girls' names in 1917

  1. #1Mary64,280
  2. #2Helen34,251
  3. #3Dorothy28,852
  4. #4Margaret25,560
  5. #5Ruth23,568
  6. #6Mildred16,256
  7. #7Anna15,160
  8. #8Elizabeth15,131
  9. #9Frances14,363
  10. #10Virginia14,261
  11. #177Jeannette1,113
More about 1917

girls

1,081,267 girls got a published name in 1917; 1 in 971 of them was named Jeannette, which outranked 96.7% of the 5,310 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jeannette
  1. #174Nina1,154
  2. #175Marcella1,133
  3. #176Rosemary1,124
  4. #177Jeannette1,113
  5. #178Nettie1,106
  6. #179Rosie1,099
  7. #180Dorothea1,076
Biggest movers since 1916
Risers
  1. ↑ 549Georgene#1,445 → #896
  2. ↑ 380Ottie#1,332 → #952
  3. ↑ 365Louis#1,298 → #933
  4. ↑ 334Valentine#1,298 → #964
  5. ↑ 322Harold#1,210 → #888
Fallers
  1. ↓ 401Ceola#840 → #1,241
  2. ↓ 373Floretta#964 → #1,337
  3. ↓ 344Buelah#993 → #1,337
  4. ↓ 326Glennie#915 → #1,241
  5. ↓ 290Maye#915 → #1,205

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

See the top 100 for 1917 →