Recorded 1900–1993 Girls' name Peak 1945 677 births

Jeannett — girls' name

677 babies named Jeannett in U.S. Social Security records since 1900, with the highest year being 1945. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s191910s541920s691930s661940s1041950s761960s1131970s1001980s511990s25
1960s
Peak decade

17% of everyone ever named Jeannett was born in this single decade.

1945
Single peak year

17 babies were named Jeannett in 1945 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jeannett

The Social Security Administration has registered 677 babies named Jeannett between 1900 and 1993, spanning 94 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jeannett currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1945, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jeannett performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 113 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Jeannett shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Jeannett in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jeannett 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 677 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.

Jeannett at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

677

Since 1900

94 years of records

Peak year

1945

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1900

Recorded for 94 years

Last year on file: 1993

Jeannett popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1900

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1945)
17
Annual births at peak — across 94 years of records
05101520 199319791969195919481937192519151900 5

Jeannett by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
113 births that decade — 17% of Jeannett's all-time total
1900s191910s541920s691930s661940s1041950s761960s1131970s1001980s511990s25

Jeannett by state

Where Jeannett concentrates geographically — total births since 1900

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Jeannett
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
11 1.6%
#2 Georgia
5 0.7%
California share of Jeannett's total US births 1.6%
Even split

11 of 677 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jeannett?
677 babies have been named Jeannett since 1900. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1945 with 17 births.
When was Jeannett most popular?
Jeannett was most popular in the 1960s decade with 113 total births. The single peak year was 1945.
Where is Jeannett most popular?
The top states for the name Jeannett are California (11 births), Georgia (5 births).
How long has the name Jeannett been used?
Jeannett has been recorded in Social Security data since 1900, spanning 94 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Jeannett?
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, 1900–1993 (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.