Girls' name · since 1882
Jeanie
Jeanie has 17,148 recorded births since 1882 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1957 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,170 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,730 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 17,148
- born since 1882
- 1950s
- peak decade
17,148 babies have been named Jeanie since 1882, making it today's #5730 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Jeanie recorded 17,148 times among girls since 1882, holding rank #5730 nationally today, ahead of 67% of girls, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1882 to 2025.
- #1,170 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,730 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 17,148 born since 1882
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jeanie ranks #1,170 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,730 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 17,148 born since 1882, peaking in the 1950s.
- #1,170 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,730 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 17,148
- born since 1882
- 1950s
- peak decade
Jeanie's 17,148 recorded births place it above 98.38% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
40 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jeanie compares
17,148 Top 7% higher than 93% 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
Jeanie's all-time total is 46x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jeanie | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 17,148 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 499 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jeanie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jeanie splits its recorded history at 1954: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1895 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1957 peak of 499 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jeanie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1882–2025
- Peak year (1957)
- 499
- Annual births at peak, across 144 years of records
Jeanie by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (4,284 births, 25% of the file).
1950s was Jeanie's strongest decade.
4,284 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Jeanie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 69
1880s
69 births
- 1890s 94
1890s
94 births
- 1900s 83
1900s
83 births
- 1910s 233
1910s
233 births
- 1920s 655
1920s
655 births
- 1930s 1,247
1930s
1,247 births
- 1940s
1940s
3,205 births
- 1950s
1950s
4,284 births
- 1960s
1960s
2,830 births
- 1970s
1970s
2,202 births
- 1980s 1,261
1980s
1,261 births
- 1990s 489
1990s
489 births
- 2000s 268
2000s
268 births
- 2010s 134
2010s
134 births
- 2020s 94
2020s
94 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 4,284 births (25% of all-time use).
How Jeanie 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 Jeanie's total volume
Jeanie by state
Where Jeanie concentrates geographically, total births since 1882
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,530 | 8.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,512 | 8.8% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 614 | 3.6% |
| #4 | New York | | 565 | 3.3% |
| #5 | Missouri | | 560 | 3.3% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 555 | 3.2% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 446 | 2.6% |
| #8 | Oklahoma | | 440 | 2.6% |
1,530 of 17,148 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 40 reporting states.
Jeanie appears in 40 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jeanie's data
- Jeanie's decade-level peak was the 1950s (4,284 total births); usage has since declined to 94 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jeanies (1,530 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jeanie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1957)
Similar record span (~143 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, 1882–2025 (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 Jeanie 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.