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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201953peak #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 1953

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedAKMaine: #150 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 843 girlsMEVermont: #128 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 601 girlsVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedNHWashington: #271 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,960 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #314 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,217 girlsMNIllinois: #251 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 1,967 girlsILWisconsin: #284 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,070 girlsWIMichigan: #302 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 2,862 girlsMINew York: #231 for girls · 99 births · 1 in 1,554 girlsNYMassachusetts: #195 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,508 girlsMARhode Island: #195 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,659 girlsRIOregon: #199 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,108 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: #384 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,679 girlsIAIndiana: #357 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,917 girlsINOhio: #257 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 2,096 girlsOHPennsylvania: #253 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 2,129 girlsPANew Jersey: #209 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,560 girlsNJConnecticut: #223 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,892 girlsCTCalifornia: #245 for girls · 86 births · 1 in 1,615 girlsCAUtah: #210 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 982 girlsUTColorado: #296 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,088 girlsCONebraska: #192 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,262 girlsNEMissouri: #254 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,206 girlsMOKentucky: #309 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,742 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedWVVirginia: #354 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,594 girlsVAMaryland: #149 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 767 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedDEArizona: #184 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 797 girlsAZNew Mexico: #268 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,471 girlsNMKansas: #370 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,566 girlsKSArkansas: #371 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,239 girlsARTennessee: #366 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,782 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #284 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 2,137 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #265 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,697 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #194 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,081 girlsDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #303 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,950 girlsLAMississippi: #247 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,466 girlsMSAlabama: #313 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,423 girlsALGeorgia: #211 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 1,238 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Jeannette, so not publishedHITexas: #362 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 2,577 girlsTXFlorida: #244 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,489 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Vermont#128 · 1 in 601
  2. Maryland#149 · 1 in 767
  3. Maine#150 · 1 in 843
  4. Arizona#184 · 1 in 797
  5. Nebraska#192 · 1 in 1,262

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Vermont#12861 in 601
Maryland#149351 in 767
Maine#150111 in 843
Arizona#184141 in 797
Nebraska#192111 in 1,262
District of Columbia#194121 in 1,081
Massachusetts#195321 in 1,508
Rhode Island#19551 in 1,659
Oregon#199151 in 1,108
New Jersey#209321 in 1,560
Utah#210101 in 982
Georgia#211361 in 1,238
Connecticut#223111 in 1,892
New York#231991 in 1,554
Florida#244241 in 1,489
California#245861 in 1,615
Mississippi#247191 in 1,466
Illinois#251481 in 1,967
Pennsylvania#253521 in 2,129
Missouri#254191 in 2,206
Ohio#257461 in 2,096
South Carolina#265171 in 1,697
New Mexico#26871 in 1,471
Washington#271141 in 1,960
North Carolina#284241 in 2,137
Wisconsin#284131 in 3,070
Colorado#29681 in 2,088
Michigan#302291 in 2,862
Louisiana#303191 in 1,950
Kentucky#309121 in 2,742
Alabama#313151 in 2,423
Minnesota#314111 in 3,217
Virginia#354111 in 3,594
Indiana#357121 in 3,917
Texas#362431 in 2,577
Tennessee#366101 in 3,782
Kansas#37061 in 3,566
Arkansas#37161 in 3,239
Iowa#38461 in 4,679
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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 1953

girls
#274
911 births · 1 in 2,065 girls

Top girls' names in 1953

  1. #1Mary64,389
  2. #2Linda61,281
  3. #3Deborah52,199
  4. #4Patricia51,019
  5. #5Susan44,297
  6. #6Barbara38,473
  7. #7Debra36,856
  8. #8Nancy30,620
  9. #9Karen29,858
  10. #10Pamela25,760
  11. #274Jeannette911
More about 1953

girls

1,881,301 girls got a published name in 1953; 1 in 2,065 of them was named Jeannette, which outranked 95.8% of the 6,497 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. #271Dora918
  2. #272Alicia914
  3. #273Bernadette912
  4. #274Jeannette911
  5. #275Miriam906
  6. #276Jessie900
  7. #277Jamie897
Biggest movers since 1952
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,253Enola#3,201 → #948
  2. ↑ 885Lu#1,368 → #483
  3. ↑ 749Joni#1,046 → #297
  4. ↑ 553Brooke#1,351 → #798
  5. ↑ 531Lorri#1,430 → #899
Fallers
  1. ↓ 274Roseanna#808 → #1,082
  2. ↓ 253Georgie#946 → #1,199
  3. ↓ 218Pandora#783 → #1,001
  4. ↓ 204Fonda#822 → #1,026
  5. ↓ 195Brinda#935 → #1,130

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

See the top 100 for 1953 →