US rank #4279 Girls' name Peak 1947 163,218 births

Jeanne — #4279 US girls' name

163,218 babies named Jeanne in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1947. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s1601890s4801900s11651910s86461920s291191930s187581940s301161950s376711960s235411970s82001980s30431990s11752000s5672010s3932020s184
#4279
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 76% of names given to girls today.

1950s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Jeanne was born in this single decade.

1947
Single peak year

4,364 babies were named Jeanne in 1947 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jeanne

The Social Security Administration has registered 163,218 babies named Jeanne between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jeanne currently holds the #4279 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1947, when 4,364 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jeanne performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 37,671 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Jeanne shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 20,348 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Jeanne in 51 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jeanne 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 163,218 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.

Jeanne at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

163,218

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

1947

4,364 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

#4,279

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jeanne popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1947)
4,364
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
-1,00001,0002,0003,0004,0005,000 202420051986196719481929191018911880 12

Jeanne popularity over time — boys

360 total births recorded since 1921 (Jeanne as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 360 births
468101214 197619631957195019441936193019241921 10

Jeanne by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
37,671 births that decade — 23% of Jeanne's all-time total
1880s1601890s4801900s11651910s86461920s291191930s187581940s301161950s376711960s235411970s82001980s30431990s11752000s5672010s3932020s184

Jeanne by state

Where Jeanne concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jeanne
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
20,348 12.5%
#2 Pennsylvania
12,727 7.8%
#3 California
11,548 7.1%
#4 Illinois
10,639 6.5%
#5 Massachusetts
10,387 6.4%
#6 Ohio
9,462 5.8%
#7 Michigan
7,174 4.4%
#8 New Jersey
6,243 3.8%
New York share of Jeanne's total US births 12.5%
Even split

20,348 of 163,218 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.

Jeanne appears in 51 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jeanne?
163,218 babies have been named Jeanne since 1880. It currently ranks #4279 among girls. The peak year was 1947 with 4,364 births.
When was Jeanne most popular?
Jeanne was most popular in the 1950s decade with 37,671 total births. The single peak year was 1947.
Where is Jeanne most popular?
The top states for the name Jeanne are New York (20,348 births), Pennsylvania (12,727 births), California (11,548 births).
How long has the name Jeanne been used?
Jeanne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jeanne?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jean, Jeanette, Jeannette, Jeannie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1880–2024 (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.