Jeannine

Where Jeannine comes from

From French Jeannine, from Jeanne + -ine, q.v. Sometimes also parsed as a diminutive of English Jean, Jeanne, etc. Doublet of Ivanka, Jan, Janelle, Janet, Janey, Janine, Jeanette, Jeanie, Jeannette, Jen, Jenna, Jenny, Jessie, Jo, Jody, Juanita, Shanae, Sinead, and Vanna.
— Wiktionary's entry for Jeannine
  • French
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1914
    First appearance
    #1,896 among girls, 13 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1929
    Peak, #172
    1,183 babies named Jeannine — more than any year before or since.
  3. 1931
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #303.
  4. 1954
    Jeannine Taylor born
    American actress
  5. 1990
    Jeannine Gmelin born
    Swiss rower
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from French.
Namesakes
  • Jeannine Gmelin · Swiss rower, born 1990
  • Jeannine Taylor · American actress, born 1954
  • Jeannine Riley · American actress, born 1940
  • Jeannine Altmeyer · American singer, born 1948
  • Jeannine Oppewall · American film art director, born 1946

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.