Total births
163,440
Girls' name · since 1880
Jeanette
163,440 babies named Jeanette in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1939. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2775
- among girls today
- 163,440
- born since 1880
- 1930s
- peak decade
- 84%
- more common than other girls
163,440 babies have been named Jeanette since 1880, making it today's #2775 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jeanette has been recorded 163,440 times among girls since 1880, currently ranked #2775 nationally and more common than 84% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #2775 among girls today
- 163,440 born since 1880
- 1930s peak decade
- 84% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Jeanette is currently the #2775 girls' name in America, more common than 84% of girls - 163,440 born since 1880, peaking in the 1930s.
- #2775
- among girls today
- 163,440
- born since 1880
- 1930s
- peak decade
- 84%
- more common than other girls
Jeanette vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#2775
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 84% of names given to girls today.
1930s
Peak decade
15% of everyone ever named Jeanette was born in this single decade.
1939
Single peak year
2,893 babies were named Jeanette in 1939 - its busiest year on record.
How Jeanette compares
163,440 Top 1% higher than 99% of 17,726 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
Jeanette's all-time total is 428x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jeanette | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 163,440 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 2,893 | 48 | 19,840 |
Jeanette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jeanette's full recorded timeline at 1953, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1881, with just 36 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1939 peak of 2,893 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jeanette at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
1939
Current rank
#2,775
Active since
1880
Jeanette popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1939)
- 2,893
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Jeanette popularity over time - boys
537 total births recorded since 1918 (Jeanette as boys' name)
Jeanette by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1930s was Jeanette's strongest decade.
24,753 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.
Jeanette births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 767
1880s
767 births
- 1890s 1,503
1890s
1,503 births
- 1900s 2,438
1900s
2,438 births
- 1910s
1910s
11,134 births
- 1920s
1920s
19,783 births
- 1930s
1930s
24,753 births
- 1940s
1940s
24,727 births
- 1950s
1950s
23,984 births
- 1960s
1960s
22,086 births
- 1970s
1970s
12,970 births
- 1980s
1980s
9,940 births
- 1990s 6,050
1990s
6,050 births
- 2000s 1,937
2000s
1,937 births
- 2010s 965
2010s
965 births
- 2020s 403
2020s
403 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 24,753 births (15% of all-time use).
How Jeanette 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 Jeanette's total volume
Jeanette vs 15 similarly-sized girls names
Jeanette by state
Jeanette appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Jeanette? ▼
163,440 babies have been named Jeanette since 1880. It currently ranks #2775 among girls. The peak year was 1939 with 2,893 births.
When was Jeanette most popular? ▼
Jeanette was most popular in the 1930s decade with 24,753 total births. The single peak year was 1939.
Where is Jeanette most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Jeanette are New York (17,654 births), California (15,868 births), Illinois (10,278 births).
How long has the name Jeanette been used? ▼
Jeanette has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 146 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Jeanette? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jean, Jeanne, Jeannette, Jeannie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Jeanette's data
- Jeanette's decade-level peak was the 1930s (24,753 total births); usage has since declined to 403 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Jeanettes (17,654 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Jeanette
Nearby Names Like Jeanette
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Jeanette
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Jeannette Girl
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Jeannie Girl
#5445 36,115 births
Jeannine Girl
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Related Names
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Jeanette: #2775 Girls' Name - 163,440 Births, Peak 1939." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jeanette. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Jeanette 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 June 2026.