Girls' name · since 1931
Jeanean
Since 1931, U.S. Social Security records show 196 babies named Jeanean, peaking in 1959. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,016 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 196
- born since 1931
- 1970s
- peak decade
Jeanean sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 196 recorded since 1931.
Social Security Administration records show Jeanean recorded 196 times among girls since 1931, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1931 to 1984.
- #20,016 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 196 born since 1931
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jeanean ranks #20,016 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 196 born since 1931, peaking in the 1970s.
- #20,016 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 196
- born since 1931
- 1970s
- peak decade
Jeanean's 196 recorded births place it above 72.29% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jeanean's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jeanean's full recorded timeline at 1965, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1931, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1959 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jeanean popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1931–1984
- Peak year (1959)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Jeanean by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (64 births, 33% of the file).
1970s was Jeanean's strongest decade.
64 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Jeanean births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 15
1930s
15 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
54 births
- 1960s
1960s
53 births
- 1970s
1970s
64 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 64 births (33% of all-time use).
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What to do with Jeanean's data
- Jeanean's decade-level peak was the 1970s (64 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jeanean: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1959)
Similar record span (~53 yrs)
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, 1931–1984 (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 Jeanean 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.