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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201935peak #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 1935

  • 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 · 35 births · 1 in 180 girlsMEVermont: #64 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 230 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #35 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 108 girlsNHWashington: #125 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 561 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #105 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 424 girlsNDMinnesota: #165 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,074 girlsMNIllinois: #155 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 989 girlsILWisconsin: #184 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,509 girlsWIMichigan: #147 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 905 girlsMINew York: #160 for girls · 86 births · 1 in 963 girlsNYMassachusetts: #85 for girls · 79 births · 1 in 351 girlsMARhode Island: #41 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 134 girlsRIOregon: #160 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 844 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #173 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,000 girlsSDIowa: #166 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,128 girlsIAIndiana: #187 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,338 girlsINOhio: #131 for girls · 58 births · 1 in 789 girlsOHPennsylvania: #152 for girls · 73 births · 1 in 980 girlsPANew Jersey: #151 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,020 girlsNJConnecticut: #79 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 326 girlsCTCalifornia: #167 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 852 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedUTColorado: #210 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,330 girlsCONebraska: #139 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 740 girlsNEMissouri: #270 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,195 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: #337 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,070 girlsWVVirginia: #317 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,860 girlsVAMaryland: #139 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 769 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: #313 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,564 girlsKSArkansas: #358 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,707 girlsARTennessee: #308 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,734 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #253 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,829 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #257 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,708 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #386 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,138 girlsOKLouisiana: #182 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 791 girlsLAMississippi: #467 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,413 girlsMSAlabama: #303 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,438 girlsALGeorgia: #182 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 917 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedHITexas: #489 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 3,784 girlsTXFlorida: #157 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 657 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Hampshire#35 · 1 in 108
  2. Rhode Island#41 · 1 in 134
  3. Maine#57 · 1 in 180
  4. Vermont#64 · 1 in 230
  5. Connecticut#79 · 1 in 326

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Hampshire#35291 in 108
Rhode Island#41311 in 134
Maine#57351 in 180
Vermont#64111 in 230
Connecticut#79291 in 326
Massachusetts#85791 in 351
North Dakota#105131 in 424
Washington#125161 in 561
Ohio#131581 in 789
Maryland#139151 in 769
Nebraska#139131 in 740
Michigan#147421 in 905
New Jersey#151231 in 1,020
Pennsylvania#152731 in 980
Illinois#155511 in 989
Florida#157191 in 657
New York#160861 in 963
Oregon#16061 in 844
Minnesota#165181 in 1,074
Iowa#166161 in 1,128
California#167411 in 852
South Dakota#17351 in 1,000
Georgia#182331 in 917
Louisiana#182261 in 791
Wisconsin#184151 in 1,509
Indiana#187171 in 1,338
Colorado#21061 in 1,330
North Carolina#253201 in 1,829
South Carolina#257121 in 1,708
Missouri#270121 in 2,195
Alabama#303121 in 2,438
Tennessee#308101 in 2,734
Kansas#31351 in 2,564
Virginia#31781 in 2,860
West Virginia#33761 in 3,070
Arkansas#35871 in 2,707
Oklahoma#38671 in 3,138
Mississippi#46751 in 4,413
Texas#489151 in 3,784
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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 1935

girls
#186
949 births · 1 in 1,105 girls
boys
#3,252
6 births · 1 in 173,559 boys

Top girls' names in 1935

  1. #1Mary55,076
  2. #2Shirley42,366
  3. #3Barbara30,698
  4. #4Betty28,674
  5. #5Patricia22,879
  6. #6Dorothy19,406
  7. #7Joan18,220
  8. #8Margaret14,727
  9. #9Nancy14,544
  10. #10Helen12,785
  11. #186Jeannette949

Top boys' names in 1935

  1. #1Robert56,527
  2. #2James55,005
  3. #3John47,509
  4. #4William40,204
  5. #5Richard33,946
  6. #6Charles29,983
  7. #7Donald29,674
  8. #8George18,564
  9. #9Thomas17,684
  10. #10Joseph17,181
  11. #3,252Jeannette6
More about 1935

girls

1,048,577 girls got a published name in 1935; 1 in 1,105 of them was named Jeannette, which outranked 96.2% of the 4,893 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jeannette
  1. #183Lena968
  2. #184Nina966
  3. #185Lola951
  4. #186Jeannette949
  5. #187Stella945
  6. #188Dixie930
  7. #188Erma930
Biggest movers since 1934
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,736Norita#3,449 → #713
  2. ↑ 1,073Shelby#1,913 → #840
  3. ↑ 672Darla#1,344 → #672
  4. ↑ 396Shirleyann#1,292 → #896
  5. ↑ 375Loris#1,236 → #861
Fallers
  1. ↓ 545Marcelina#938 → #1,483
  2. ↓ 456Tomasa#925 → #1,381
  3. ↓ 393Glendora#938 → #1,331
  4. ↓ 388Marceline#993 → #1,381
  5. ↓ 358Rheta#526 → #884

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

boys

1,041,351 boys got a published name in 1935; 1 in 173,559 of them was named Jeannette, which outranked 21.6% of the 4,146 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jeannette
  1. #2,951Yancey7
  2. #2,951York7
  3. #2,951Zed7
  4. #3,252Jeannette6
  5. #3,252Abdon6
  6. #3,252Adams6
  7. #3,252Agustine6
  8. #3,645Abb5
  9. #3,645Abundio5
  10. #3,645Acencion5

Tied with 392 names at #3,252; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1934
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,371Darwyn#2,121 → #750
  2. ↑ 678Landon#1,608 → #930
  3. ↑ 678Stafford#1,658 → #980
  4. ↑ 666Lance#1,658 → #992
  5. ↑ 492Delwin#1,461 → #969
Fallers
  1. ↓ 534Estel#792 → #1,326
  2. ↓ 493Gustav#897 → #1,390
  3. ↓ 381Florian#845 → #1,226
  4. ↓ 353Laurie#942 → #1,295
  5. ↓ 342Valentin#931 → #1,273

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

See the top 100 for 1935 →