Recorded 1930–1971 Girls' name Peak 1960 58 births

Jeannean — girls' name

58 babies named Jeannean in U.S. Social Security records since 1930, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s61940s51960s331970s14

The verdict

58 girls have been named Jeannean since 1930, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1971.

58
total births
1930–1971
years on record
1960s
peak decade
57%
born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Jeannean was born in this single decade.

1960
Single peak year

10 babies were named Jeannean in 1960 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jeannean

The Social Security Administration has registered 58 babies named Jeannean between 1930 and 1971, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jeannean currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1971. The name reached its historical peak in 1960, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jeannean performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jeannean shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jeannean 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 58 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.

Jeannean at a glance

Last recorded 1971

Total births

58

Since 1930

42 years of records

Peak year

1960

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1971

Active since

1930

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 1971

Jeannean popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1930

Last recorded 1971
Peak year (1960)
10
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
4681012 197119701968196519631962196019431930 6

Jeannean by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
33 births that decade — 57% of Jeannean's all-time total
1930s61940s51960s331970s14

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jeannean?
58 babies have been named Jeannean since 1930. It was last recorded in 1971. The peak year was 1960 with 10 births.
When was Jeannean most popular?
Jeannean was most popular in the 1960s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 1960.
How long has the name Jeannean been used?
Jeannean has been recorded in Social Security data since 1930, spanning 42 years of data through 1971.
What names are similar to Jeannean?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jean, Jeanette, Jeanne, Jeannette, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1930–1971 (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.