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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201919peak #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 1919

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedAKMaine: #30 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 119 girlsMEVermont: #70 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 223 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #38 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 127 girlsNHWashington: #157 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 879 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedIDMontana: #177 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 902 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #119 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 474 girlsNDMinnesota: #135 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 737 girlsMNIllinois: #144 for girls · 70 births · 1 in 814 girlsILWisconsin: #127 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 652 girlsWIMichigan: #154 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 968 girlsMINew York: #157 for girls · 113 births · 1 in 845 girlsNYMassachusetts: #52 for girls · 155 births · 1 in 224 girlsMARhode Island: #42 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 174 girlsRIOregon: #136 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 588 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: #157 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 856 girlsIAIndiana: #165 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,011 girlsINOhio: #128 for girls · 73 births · 1 in 689 girlsOHPennsylvania: #182 for girls · 65 births · 1 in 1,434 girlsPANew Jersey: #126 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 612 girlsNJConnecticut: #124 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 615 girlsCTCalifornia: #188 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,013 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedCONebraska: #184 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,060 girlsNEMissouri: #296 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,413 girlsMOKentucky: #400 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,861 girlsKYWest Virginia: #270 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,865 girlsWVVirginia: #284 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,743 girlsVAMaryland: #121 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 664 girlsMDDelaware: #94 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 415 girlsDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedNMKansas: #359 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,092 girlsKSArkansas: #341 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,255 girlsARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #472 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,004 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #372 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,718 girlsLAMississippi: #379 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,125 girlsMSAlabama: #337 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,802 girlsALGeorgia: #243 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,688 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedHITexas: #523 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,989 girlsTXFlorida: #219 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,123 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Maine#30 · 1 in 119
  2. New Hampshire#38 · 1 in 127
  3. Rhode Island#42 · 1 in 174
  4. Massachusetts#52 · 1 in 224
  5. Vermont#70 · 1 in 223

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Maine#30501 in 119
New Hampshire#38251 in 127
Rhode Island#42301 in 174
Massachusetts#521551 in 224
Vermont#70111 in 223
Delaware#9451 in 415
North Dakota#119151 in 474
Maryland#121211 in 664
Connecticut#124221 in 615
New Jersey#126501 in 612
Wisconsin#127351 in 652
Ohio#128731 in 689
Minnesota#135291 in 737
Oregon#13691 in 588
Illinois#144701 in 814
Michigan#154351 in 968
Iowa#157241 in 856
New York#1571131 in 845
Washington#157111 in 879
Indiana#165241 in 1,011
Montana#17761 in 902
Pennsylvania#182651 in 1,434
Nebraska#184111 in 1,060
California#188231 in 1,013
Florida#21991 in 1,123
Georgia#243221 in 1,688
West Virginia#27091 in 1,865
Virginia#284101 in 2,743
Missouri#296121 in 2,413
Alabama#337111 in 2,802
Arkansas#34191 in 2,255
Kansas#35951 in 3,092
Louisiana#37281 in 2,718
Mississippi#37971 in 3,125
Kentucky#40071 in 3,861
North Carolina#47261 in 6,004
Texas#523131 in 3,989
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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 1919

girls
#184
1,068 births · 1 in 1,058 girls

Top girls' names in 1919

  1. #1Mary65,836
  2. #2Helen33,706
  3. #3Dorothy31,733
  4. #4Margaret26,238
  5. #5Ruth24,562
  6. #6Mildred17,300
  7. #7Virginia15,636
  8. #8Elizabeth15,287
  9. #9Frances15,106
  10. #10Anna14,498
  11. #184Jeannette1,068
More about 1919

girls

1,130,117 girls got a published name in 1919; 1 in 1,058 of them was named Jeannette, which outranked 96.7% of the 5,559 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jeannette
  1. #181Amelia1,085
  2. #182Constance1,078
  3. #183Katie1,073
  4. #184Jeannette1,068
  5. #184Regina1,068
  6. #186Lydia1,059
  7. #187Veronica1,047
  8. #188Eloise1,030

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

Biggest movers since 1918
Risers
  1. ↑ 851Gregoria#1,805 → #954
  2. ↑ 443Concha#1,333 → #890
  3. ↑ 390Arlena#1,299 → #909
  4. ↑ 353Marina#1,255 → #902
  5. ↑ 333Roselle#1,333 → #1,000
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,019Liberty#585 → #1,604
  2. ↓ 840Victory#809 → #1,649
  3. ↓ 567Karen#960 → #1,527
  4. ↓ 404Zena#989 → #1,393
  5. ↓ 359Malvina#989 → #1,348

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

See the top 100 for 1919 →