Girls' name · since 1916
Jeanine
Since 1916, U.S. Social Security records show 23,815 babies named Jeanine, peaking in 1960. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #949 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,171 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 23,815
- born since 1916
- 1960s
- peak decade
Jeanine currently ranks #10171 among girls' names in America, with 23,815 babies recorded since 1916.
Social Security Administration records show Jeanine recorded 23,815 times among girls since 1916, holding rank #10171 nationally today, ahead of 41% of girls, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2025.
- #949 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,171 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 23,815 born since 1916
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jeanine ranks #949 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,171 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 23,815 born since 1916, peaking in the 1960s.
- #949 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,171 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 23,815
- born since 1916
- 1960s
- peak decade
Jeanine's 23,815 recorded births place it above 98.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
42 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Jeanine compares
23,815 Top 6% higher than 94% 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
Jeanine's all-time total is 63x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jeanine | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 23,815 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 850 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jeanine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jeanine's SSA record in two at 1974 and the more recent half accounts for 27% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 73%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1920, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1960 peak of 850, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jeanine popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2025
- Peak year (1960)
- 850
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Jeanine popularity over time - boys
11 total births recorded since 1964 (Jeanine as boys' name)
Jeanine by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (6,776 births, 28% of the file).
1960s was Jeanine's strongest decade.
6,776 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Jeanine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 10
1910s
10 births
- 1920s 303
1920s
303 births
- 1930s 1,530
1930s
1,530 births
- 1940s 1,826
1940s
1,826 births
- 1950s
1950s
4,633 births
- 1960s
1960s
6,776 births
- 1970s
1970s
4,767 births
- 1980s 2,335
1980s
2,335 births
- 1990s 894
1990s
894 births
- 2000s 440
2000s
440 births
- 2010s 209
2010s
209 births
- 2020s 92
2020s
92 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 6,776 births (28% of all-time use).
How Jeanine 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 Jeanine's total volume
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 | 12.4% |
| #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 23,815 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 42 reporting states.
Jeanine appears in 42 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jeanine's data
- Jeanine's decade-level peak was the 1960s (6,776 total births); usage has since declined to 92 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Jeanines (3,695 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Jeanine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1960)
Similar record span (~109 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, 1916–2025 (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 Jeanine 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.