Jeanine — #7260 US girls' name
23,806 babies named Jeanine in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 59% of names given to girls today.
28% of everyone ever named Jeanine was born in this single decade.
850 babies were named Jeanine in 1960 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Jeanine
The Social Security Administration has registered 23,806 babies named Jeanine between 1916 and 2024, spanning 109 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jeanine currently holds the #7260 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1960, when 850 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Jeanine performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 6,776 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Jeanine shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 3,695 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Jeanine in 42 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Jeanine 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 23,806 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.
Jeanine at a glance
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Current rank
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Jeanine popularity over time — girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1916
- Peak year (1960)
- 850
- Annual births at peak — across 109 years of records
Currently ranks #7260 among girls.
23,806 total births across 109 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1960 with 850 births in a single year.
Jeanine popularity over time — boys
11 total births recorded since 1964 (Jeanine as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Jeanine accounts for 0% of total recorded use across both genders.
Jeanine by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1960s
- 6,776 births that decade — 28% of Jeanine's all-time total
Jeanine decade highlights
- Peak decade 6,776 births
- Runner-up 4,767 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1960s was Jeanine's strongest decade
6,776 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 28% of all-time use.
Jeanine by state
Where Jeanine concentrates geographically — total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 3,695 | 15.5% |
| #2 | California | | 2,964 | 12.5% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 2,050 | 8.6% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 1,350 | 5.7% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 1,067 | 4.5% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 904 | 3.8% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 887 | 3.7% |
| #8 | Wisconsin | | 723 | 3.0% |
3,695 of 23,806 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 42 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- New York 15.5% of nationwide
- California 12.5% of nationwide
- Illinois 8.6% of nationwide
- Pennsylvania 5.7% of nationwide
- Michigan 4.5% of nationwide
Recorded in 42 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
New York accounts for 15.5% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Jeanine appears in 42 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1916–2024 (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.