Recorded 1977–2008 Girls' name Peak 1988 149 births

Jeanae — girls' name

149 babies named Jeanae in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

149 girls have been named Jeanae since 1977, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2008.

149
total births
1977–2008
years on record
1990s
peak decade
40%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Jeanae was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

12 babies were named Jeanae in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jeanae

The Social Security Administration has registered 149 babies named Jeanae between 1977 and 2008, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jeanae currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jeanae performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 59 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jeanae shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jeanae in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jeanae in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 149 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Jeanae at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

149

Since 1977

32 years of records

Peak year

1988

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1977

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2008

Jeanae popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1977

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1988)
12
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
468101214 20082002199919951992198919861977 5

Jeanae by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
59 births that decade — 40% of Jeanae's all-time total
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Jeanae by state

Where Jeanae concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jeanae
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 3.4%
California share of Jeanae's total US births 3.4%

5 of 149 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jeanae?
149 babies have been named Jeanae since 1977. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1988 with 12 births.
When was Jeanae most popular?
Jeanae was most popular in the 1990s decade with 59 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Jeanae most popular?
The top states for the name Jeanae are California (5 births).
How long has the name Jeanae been used?
Jeanae has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 32 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Jeanae?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1977–2008 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.