Girls' name · since 1926
Jeanna
Since 1926, U.S. Social Security records show 8,881 babies named Jeanna, peaking in 1970. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,810 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,147 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,881
- born since 1926
- 1970s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jeanna is the #6147 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 8,881 recorded since 1926.
Jeanna has 8,881 recorded births among girls since 1926, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6147 as of the latest data, more common than 64% of girls, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1926 to 2025.
- #1,810 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,147 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 8,881 born since 1926
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jeanna ranks #1,810 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,147 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 8,881 born since 1926, peaking in the 1970s.
- #1,810 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,147 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,881
- born since 1926
- 1970s
- peak decade
Jeanna's 8,881 recorded births place it above 97.49% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
37 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jeanna compares
8,881 Top 10% higher than 90% 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
Jeanna's all-time total is 24x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jeanna | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 8,881 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 299 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jeanna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jeanna's full recorded timeline at 1980, 41% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 59% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1926, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1970 peak of 299 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jeanna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1926–2025
- Peak year (1970)
- 299
- Annual births at peak, across 100 years of records
Jeanna by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (2,359 births, 27% of the file).
1970s was Jeanna's strongest decade.
2,359 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Jeanna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s 27
1930s
27 births
- 1940s 182
1940s
182 births
- 1950s 726
1950s
726 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,899 births
- 1970s
1970s
2,359 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,933 births
- 1990s 920
1990s
920 births
- 2000s 491
2000s
491 births
- 2010s 231
2010s
231 births
- 2020s 108
2020s
108 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 2,359 births (27% of all-time use).
How Jeanna 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 Jeanna's total volume
Jeanna by state
Where Jeanna concentrates geographically, total births since 1926
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 764 | 8.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 624 | 7.0% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 398 | 4.5% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 359 | 4.0% |
| #5 | New York | | 348 | 3.9% |
| #6 | Florida | | 268 | 3.0% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 266 | 3.0% |
| #8 | Missouri | | 240 | 2.7% |
764 of 8,881 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.
Jeanna appears in 37 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jeanna's data
- Jeanna's decade-level peak was the 1970s (2,359 total births); usage has since declined to 108 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jeannas (764 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 Jeanna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~99 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, 1926–2025 (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 Jeanna 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.