Recorded 1931–1984 Girls' name Peak 1959 196 births

Jeanean — girls' name

196 babies named Jeanean in U.S. Social Security records since 1931, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s151940s51950s541960s531970s641980s5
1970s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Jeanean was born in this single decade.

1959
Single peak year

13 babies were named Jeanean in 1959 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jeanean

The Social Security Administration has registered 196 babies named Jeanean between 1931 and 1984, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jeanean currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1984. The name reached its historical peak in 1959, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jeanean performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 64 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Jeanean shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jeanean 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 196 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.

Jeanean at a glance

Last recorded 1984

Total births

196

Since 1931

54 years of records

Peak year

1959

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1984

Active since

1931

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 1984

Jeanean popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–1931

Last recorded 1984
Peak year (1959)
13
Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
468101214 198419751971196719621956195219321931 5

Jeanean by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
64 births that decade — 33% of Jeanean's all-time total
1930s151940s51950s541960s531970s641980s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jeanean?
196 babies have been named Jeanean since 1931. It was last recorded in 1984. The peak year was 1959 with 13 births.
When was Jeanean most popular?
Jeanean was most popular in the 1970s decade with 64 total births. The single peak year was 1959.
How long has the name Jeanean been used?
Jeanean has been recorded in Social Security data since 1931, spanning 54 years of data through 1984.
What names are similar to Jeanean?
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.

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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, 1931–1984 (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.