Girls' name · since 1930
Jeannean
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.
- #33,255 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 58
- born since 1930
- 1960s
- peak decade
58 girls have been named Jeannean since 1930, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Jeannean recorded 58 times among girls since 1930, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 1930 to 1971.
- #33,255 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 58 born since 1930
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jeannean ranks #33,255 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 58 born since 1930, peaking in the 1960s.
- #33,255 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 58
- born since 1930
- 1960s
- peak decade
Jeannean's 58 recorded births place it above 53.85% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jeannean's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jeannean's SSA record in two at 1963 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1943, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1960 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jeannean popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1930–1971
- Peak year (1960)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Jeannean by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (33 births, 57% of the file).
1960s was Jeannean's strongest decade.
33 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Jeannean births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1960s
1960s
33 births
- 1970s
1970s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 33 births (57% of all-time use).
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- Jeannean's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (33 total births) through the 1970s (14) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jeannean: 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 (~41 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, 1930–1971 (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 Jeannean 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.