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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201940peak #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 1940

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedAKMaine: #75 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 237 girlsMEVermont: #52 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 157 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #57 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 175 girlsNHWashington: #152 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 771 girlsWAIdaho: #133 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 610 girlsIDMontana: #101 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 389 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #124 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 532 girlsNDMinnesota: #151 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 987 girlsMNIllinois: #181 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 1,443 girlsILWisconsin: #157 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,273 girlsWIMichigan: #151 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 1,041 girlsMINew York: #154 for girls · 97 births · 1 in 925 girlsNYMassachusetts: #104 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 544 girlsMARhode Island: #94 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 377 girlsRIOregon: #178 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,019 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #123 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 590 girlsSDIowa: #173 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,315 girlsIAIndiana: #213 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,791 girlsINOhio: #156 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 1,076 girlsOHPennsylvania: #155 for girls · 76 births · 1 in 987 girlsPANew Jersey: #167 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,123 girlsNJConnecticut: #121 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 666 girlsCTCalifornia: #157 for girls · 65 births · 1 in 768 girlsCAUtah: #157 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 715 girlsUTColorado: #138 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 568 girlsCONebraska: #134 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 711 girlsNEMissouri: #219 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,554 girlsMOKentucky: #313 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,605 girlsKYWest Virginia: #238 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,721 girlsWVVirginia: #208 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,236 girlsVAMaryland: #144 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 722 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedDEArizona: #158 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 606 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedNMKansas: #206 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,538 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedARTennessee: #321 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,817 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #262 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,982 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #200 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,043 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #132 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 681 girlsDCOklahoma: #251 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,551 girlsOKLouisiana: #141 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 585 girlsLAMississippi: #457 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,523 girlsMSAlabama: #260 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,737 girlsALGeorgia: #172 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 794 girlsGAHawaii: #175 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 675 girlsHITexas: #290 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 1,669 girlsTXFlorida: #202 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 988 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Vermont#52 · 1 in 157
  2. New Hampshire#57 · 1 in 175
  3. Maine#75 · 1 in 237
  4. Rhode Island#94 · 1 in 377
  5. Montana#101 · 1 in 389

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Vermont#52161 in 157
New Hampshire#57191 in 175
Maine#75261 in 237
Rhode Island#94121 in 377
Montana#101111 in 389
Massachusetts#104541 in 544
Connecticut#121161 in 666
South Dakota#12381 in 590
North Dakota#124101 in 532
District of Columbia#13291 in 681
Idaho#13371 in 610
Nebraska#134131 in 711
Colorado#138161 in 568
Louisiana#141401 in 585
Maryland#144181 in 722
Michigan#151421 in 1,041
Minnesota#151231 in 987
Washington#152151 in 771
New York#154971 in 925
Pennsylvania#155761 in 987
Ohio#156491 in 1,076
California#157651 in 768
Utah#15771 in 715
Wisconsin#157191 in 1,273
Arizona#15881 in 606
New Jersey#167231 in 1,123
Georgia#172401 in 794
Iowa#173151 in 1,315
Hawaii#17551 in 675
Oregon#17871 in 1,019
Illinois#181391 in 1,443
South Carolina#200211 in 1,043
Florida#202151 in 988
Kansas#20681 in 1,538
Virginia#208201 in 1,236
Indiana#213151 in 1,791
Missouri#219181 in 1,554
West Virginia#238111 in 1,721
Oklahoma#251131 in 1,551
Alabama#260171 in 1,737
North Carolina#262191 in 1,982
Texas#290361 in 1,669
Kentucky#313111 in 2,605
Tennessee#321101 in 2,817
Mississippi#45751 in 4,523
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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 1940

girls
#181
1,039 births · 1 in 1,101 girls
boys
#2,478
9 births · 1 in 128,797 boys

Top girls' names in 1940

  1. #1Mary56,216
  2. #2Barbara36,736
  3. #3Patricia32,665
  4. #4Judith22,385
  5. #5Betty22,077
  6. #6Carol21,759
  7. #7Nancy19,737
  8. #8Linda18,370
  9. #9Shirley17,881
  10. #10Sandra16,153
  11. #181Jeannette1,039

Top boys' names in 1940

  1. #1James62,481
  2. #2Robert61,198
  3. #3John54,786
  4. #4William44,779
  5. #5Richard37,425
  6. #6Charles31,689
  7. #7David27,690
  8. #8Thomas23,991
  9. #9Donald23,115
  10. #10Ronald20,741
  11. #2,478Jeannette9
More about 1940

girls

1,143,528 girls got a published name in 1940; 1 in 1,101 of them was named Jeannette, which outranked 96.4% of the 5,028 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jeannette
  1. #178Geneva1,069
  2. #179Naomi1,053
  3. #180Julie1,040
  4. #181Jeannette1,039
  5. #181Dora1,039
  6. #183Leona1,028
  7. #184Myrtle1,020
  8. #185Mae1,018

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

Biggest movers since 1939
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,494Scarlett#3,429 → #935
  2. ↑ 1,465Lonna#2,206 → #741
  3. ↑ 834Pam#1,797 → #963
  4. ↑ 659Jody#1,638 → #979
  5. ↑ 633Laraine#1,474 → #841
Fallers
  1. ↓ 481Fredia#996 → #1,477
  2. ↓ 430Eleanora#974 → #1,404
  3. ↓ 375Danielle#811 → #1,186
  4. ↓ 342Eloisa#930 → #1,272
  5. ↓ 298Coral#996 → #1,294

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

boys

1,159,172 boys got a published name in 1940; 1 in 128,797 of them was named Jeannette, which outranked 37.1% of the 3,937 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jeannette
  1. #2,322Watt10
  2. #2,322Woodson10
  3. #2,322Yvonne10
  4. #2,478Jeannette9
  5. #2,478Abie9
  6. #2,478Admiral9
  7. #2,478Alen9
  8. #2,671Alger8
  9. #2,671Ali8
  10. #2,671Alven8

Tied with 192 names at #2,478; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1939
Risers
  1. ↑ 565Whitney#1,458 → #893
  2. ↑ 447Gonzalo#1,297 → #850
  3. ↑ 419Weston#1,323 → #904
  4. ↑ 368Ashley#1,272 → #904
  5. ↑ 366Agustin#1,238 → #872
Fallers
  1. ↓ 886Montie#916 → #1,802
  2. ↓ 446Verlon#888 → #1,334
  3. ↓ 394Issac#857 → #1,251
  4. ↓ 392Otho#942 → #1,334
  5. ↓ 384Pearl#867 → #1,251

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

See the top 100 for 1940 →