Girls' name · since 1922

Jeana

Jeana has 7,694 recorded births since 1922 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1970 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#1,948 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#10,185 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
7,694
born since 1922
1970s
peak decade

Jeana currently ranks #10185 among girls' names in America, with 7,694 babies recorded since 1922.

Jeana has 7,694 recorded births among girls since 1922, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10185 as of the latest data, more common than 41% of girls, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1922 to 2025.

  • #1,948 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #10,185 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 7,694 born since 1922
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jeana ranks #1,948 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,185 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 7,694 born since 1922, peaking in the 1970s.

#1,948 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#10,185 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
7,694
born since 1922
1970s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%41.1%
Jeana vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Jeana's 7,694 recorded births place it above 97.3% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

34 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

34 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.

How Jeana compares

7,694 Top 11% higher than 89% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Jeana's all-time total is 20x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Jeana Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 7,694 376 567,345
Peak-year births 231 21 19,840

Jeana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Jeana splits its recorded history at 1978: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1922 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1970 peak of 231 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Jeana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1970)
231
Annual births at peak, across 104 years of records
050100150200250 192219421954196619781990200220142025 9

Jeana by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (2,033 births, 26% of the file).

1970s was Jeana's strongest decade.

2,033 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.

Jeana births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 2,033 births (26% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Jeana compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Jeana's total volume

Jeana vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -52, 6%-138, 2%-83, 6.8%-82, 3.3%-79, 4.4%-128, 2.5%-134, 5.2%-65, 9.4%-65, 4.3%-92, 4.4%-108, 3.2%-108, 3%-108, 5.5%-146, 2.7%-56, 12.3%Jeana-104, 3%Jeana
Jeana vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Jeana by state

Where Jeana concentrates geographically, total births since 1922

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jeana
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
641 8.3%
#2 California
627 8.1%
#3 Illinois
292 3.8%
#4 Ohio
233 3.0%
#5 New York
216 2.8%
#6 Missouri
202 2.6%
#7 Oklahoma
156 2.0%
#8 Michigan
155 2.0%
Texas share of Jeana's total US births 8.3%
Even split

641 of 7,694 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 34 reporting states.

Jeana appears in 34 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jeana?
Since 1922, Social Security records show 7,694 babies named Jeana. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #1,948 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #10,185 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 1970, with 231 births.
Where does Jeana sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jeana ranks #1,948 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,185 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Jeana most popular?
Jeana was most popular in the 1970s decade with 2,033 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
Where is Jeana most popular?
The top states for the name Jeana are Texas (641 births), California (627 births), Illinois (292 births).
How long has the name Jeana been used?
Jeana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1922, spanning 104 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Jeana?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jean, Jeanette, Jeanne, Jeannette, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Jeana's data

  • Jeana's decade-level peak was the 1970s (2,033 total births); usage has since declined to 79 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Texas records the most Jeanas (641 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Jeana

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Jeana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1922–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Jeana draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.