Girls' name · since 1880
Jeannette
Jeannette has 69,251 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1917 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #479 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,238 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 69,251
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Jeannette currently ranks #5238 among girls' names in America, with 69,251 babies recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jeannette has been recorded 69,251 times among girls since 1880, currently ranked #5238 nationally and more common than 70% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #479 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,238 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 69,251 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jeannette ranks #479 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,238 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 69,251 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #479 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,238 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 69,251
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Jeannette's 69,251 recorded births place it above 99.33% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
50 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Jeannette compares
69,251 Top 3% higher than 97% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jeannette's all-time total is 184x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jeannette | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 69,251 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,113 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jeannette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jeannette's full recorded timeline at 1953, 37% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 63% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2021, with just 16 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1917 peak of 1,113 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jeannette popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1917)
- 1,113
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Jeannette popularity over time - boys
49 total births recorded since 1930 (Jeannette as boys' name)
Jeannette by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (9,992 births, 14% of the file).
1920s was Jeannette's strongest decade.
9,992 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 14% of all-time use.
Jeannette births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 705
1880s
705 births
- 1890s 1,289
1890s
1,289 births
- 1900s 2,111
1900s
2,111 births
- 1910s
1910s
7,719 births
- 1920s
1920s
9,992 births
- 1930s
1930s
9,798 births
- 1940s
1940s
9,631 births
- 1950s
1950s
8,863 births
- 1960s
1960s
7,565 births
- 1970s
1970s
5,196 births
- 1980s 3,708
1980s
3,708 births
- 1990s 1,648
1990s
1,648 births
- 2000s 547
2000s
547 births
- 2010s 350
2010s
350 births
- 2020s 129
2020s
129 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 9,992 births (14% of all-time use).
How Jeannette 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 Jeannette's total volume
Jeannette by state
Where Jeannette concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 7,399 | 10.7% |
| #2 | California | | 6,454 | 9.3% |
| #3 | Massachusetts | | 4,567 | 6.6% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 4,025 | 5.8% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 3,529 | 5.1% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 3,500 | 5.1% |
| #7 | Texas | | 2,536 | 3.7% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 2,277 | 3.3% |
7,399 of 69,251 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.
Jeannette appears in 50 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jeannette's data
- Jeannette's decade-level peak was the 1920s (9,992 total births); usage has since declined to 129 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Jeannettes (7,399 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Jeannette: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Jeannette 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.