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.
More common than 76% of names given to girls today.
23% of everyone ever named Jeanne was born in this single decade.
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
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Jeanne popularity over time — girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880
- Peak year (1947)
- 4,364
- Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
Currently ranks #4279 among girls.
163,218 total births across 145 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1947 with 4,364 births in a single year.
Jeanne popularity over time — boys
360 total births recorded since 1921 (Jeanne as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Jeanne accounts for 0% of total recorded use across both genders.
Jeanne by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1950s
- 37,671 births that decade — 23% of Jeanne's all-time total
Jeanne decade highlights
- Peak decade 37,671 births
- Runner-up 30,116 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1950s was Jeanne's strongest decade
37,671 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 23% of all-time use.
Jeanne by state
Where Jeanne concentrates geographically — total births since 1880
| 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% |
20,348 of 163,218 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- New York 12.5% of nationwide
- Pennsylvania 7.8% of nationwide
- California 7.1% of nationwide
- Illinois 6.5% of nationwide
- Massachusetts 6.4% of nationwide
Recorded in 51 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
New York accounts for 12.5% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Jeanne appears in 51 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, 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.