Girls' name · since 1900
Jeannett
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.
- #9,720 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 677
- born since 1900
- 1960s
- peak decade
Jeannett sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 677 recorded since 1900.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jeannett has been recorded 677 times among girls since 1900, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1900 to 1993.
- #9,720 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 677 born since 1900
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jeannett ranks #9,720 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 677 born since 1900, peaking in the 1960s.
- #9,720 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 677
- born since 1900
- 1960s
- peak decade
Jeannett's 677 recorded births place it above 86.55% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Jeannett's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jeannett splits its recorded history at 1951: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1900 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1945 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jeannett popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1900–1993
- Peak year (1945)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 94 years of records
Jeannett by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (113 births, 17% of the file).
1960s was Jeannett's strongest decade.
113 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Jeannett births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 19
1900s
19 births
- 1910s
1910s
54 births
- 1920s
1920s
69 births
- 1930s
1930s
66 births
- 1940s
1940s
104 births
- 1950s
1950s
76 births
- 1960s
1960s
113 births
- 1970s
1970s
100 births
- 1980s
1980s
51 births
- 1990s 25
1990s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 113 births (17% of all-time use).
How Jeannett compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Jeannett's total volume
Jeannett by state
Where Jeannett concentrates geographically, total births since 1900
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 11 | 1.6% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.7% |
11 of 677 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Jeannett's decade-level peak was the 1960s (113 total births); usage has since declined to 25 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jeannetts (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jeannett: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1945)
Similar record span (~93 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, 1900–1993 (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 Jeannett 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.