Recorded 1929–1982 Girls' name Peak 1960 683 births

Jeannene — girls' name

683 babies named Jeannene in U.S. Social Security records since 1929, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s251930s1301940s1461950s1431960s1561970s701980s13
1960s
Peak decade

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

1960
Single peak year

27 babies were named Jeannene in 1960 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jeannene

The Social Security Administration has registered 683 babies named Jeannene between 1929 and 1982, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jeannene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1982. The name reached its historical peak in 1960, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jeannene performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 156 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Jeannene shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jeannene in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jeannene 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 683 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.

Jeannene at a glance

Last recorded 1982

Total births

683

Since 1929

54 years of records

Peak year

1960

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1982

Active since

1929

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 1982

Jeannene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–1929

Last recorded 1982
Peak year (1960)
27
Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
051015202530 19821971196419571950194319361929 25

Jeannene by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
156 births that decade — 23% of Jeannene's all-time total
1920s251930s1301940s1461950s1431960s1561970s701980s13

Jeannene by state

Where Jeannene concentrates geographically — total births since 1929

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jeannene
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
6 0.9%
Texas share of Jeannene's total US births 0.9%

6 of 683 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jeannene?
683 babies have been named Jeannene since 1929. It was last recorded in 1982. The peak year was 1960 with 27 births.
When was Jeannene most popular?
Jeannene was most popular in the 1960s decade with 156 total births. The single peak year was 1960.
Where is Jeannene most popular?
The top states for the name Jeannene are Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Jeannene been used?
Jeannene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1929, spanning 54 years of data through 1982.
What names are similar to Jeannene?
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.

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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, 1929–1982 (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.