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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201926peak #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 1926

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedAKMaine: #57 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 191 girlsMEVermont: #100 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 357 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #37 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 126 girlsNHWashington: #168 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,061 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #165 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 785 girlsNDMinnesota: #145 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 867 girlsMNIllinois: #174 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 1,167 girlsILWisconsin: #146 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 912 girlsWIMichigan: #199 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,462 girlsMINew York: #177 for girls · 85 births · 1 in 1,160 girlsNYMassachusetts: #71 for girls · 120 births · 1 in 289 girlsMARhode Island: #46 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 170 girlsRIOregon: #157 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 803 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: #169 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,046 girlsIAIndiana: #226 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,010 girlsINOhio: #146 for girls · 64 births · 1 in 849 girlsOHPennsylvania: #175 for girls · 76 births · 1 in 1,204 girlsPANew Jersey: #166 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,089 girlsNJConnecticut: #130 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 608 girlsCTCalifornia: #203 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,129 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedUTColorado: #227 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,383 girlsCONebraska: #259 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,886 girlsNEMissouri: #253 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,780 girlsMOKentucky: #351 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,167 girlsKYWest Virginia: #402 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,992 girlsWVVirginia: #274 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,367 girlsVAMaryland: #160 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 967 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedNMKansas: #267 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,912 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #315 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,954 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: #263 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,401 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedMSAlabama: #344 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,956 girlsALGeorgia: #228 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,510 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedHITexas: #464 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 3,322 girlsTXFlorida: #204 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,046 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Hampshire#37 · 1 in 126
  2. Rhode Island#46 · 1 in 170
  3. Maine#57 · 1 in 191
  4. Massachusetts#71 · 1 in 289
  5. Vermont#100 · 1 in 357

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Hampshire#37261 in 126
Rhode Island#46321 in 170
Maine#57341 in 191
Massachusetts#711201 in 289
Vermont#10071 in 357
Connecticut#130201 in 608
Minnesota#145251 in 867
Ohio#146641 in 849
Wisconsin#146261 in 912
Oregon#15771 in 803
Maryland#160141 in 967
North Dakota#16581 in 785
New Jersey#166281 in 1,089
Washington#16891 in 1,061
Iowa#169191 in 1,046
Illinois#174511 in 1,167
Pennsylvania#175761 in 1,204
New York#177851 in 1,160
Michigan#199281 in 1,462
California#203321 in 1,129
Florida#204161 in 1,046
Indiana#226131 in 2,010
Colorado#22761 in 1,383
Georgia#228211 in 1,510
Missouri#253171 in 1,780
Nebraska#25961 in 1,886
Louisiana#263171 in 1,401
Kansas#26781 in 1,912
Virginia#274111 in 2,367
North Carolina#315131 in 2,954
Alabama#344111 in 2,956
Kentucky#35191 in 3,167
West Virginia#40251 in 3,992
Texas#464181 in 3,322
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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 1926

girls
#207
920 births · 1 in 1,288 girls

Top girls' names in 1926

  1. #1Mary67,832
  2. #2Dorothy36,618
  3. #3Betty32,964
  4. #4Helen26,886
  5. #5Margaret23,072
  6. #6Ruth20,225
  7. #7Doris16,295
  8. #8Virginia16,161
  9. #9Mildred13,547
  10. #10Frances13,355
  11. #207Jeannette920
More about 1926

girls

1,185,401 girls got a published name in 1926; 1 in 1,288 of them was named Jeannette, which outranked 96.3% of the 5,622 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jeannette
  1. #204Colleen945
  2. #205Adeline944
  3. #205Joanne944
  4. #207Jeannette920
  5. #208Melba918
  6. #209Fern912
  7. #210Joy892
Biggest movers since 1925
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,047Janell#1,795 → #748
  2. ↑ 389Madalyn#1,225 → #836
  3. ↑ 382Evangelina#1,324 → #942
  4. ↑ 379Carla#1,252 → #873
  5. ↑ 351Vilma#1,020 → #669
Fallers
  1. ↓ 597Albertine#944 → #1,541
  2. ↓ 462Cleora#895 → #1,357
  3. ↓ 461Lorrayne#988 → #1,449
  4. ↓ 453Hermina#996 → #1,449
  5. ↓ 307Ethelene#913 → #1,220

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

See the top 100 for 1926 →