Girls' name · since 1882

Jeannie

Since 1882, U.S. Social Security records show 36,115 babies named Jeannie, peaking in 1957. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#734 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#6,846 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
36,115
born since 1882
1950s
peak decade

Jeannie currently ranks #6846 among girls' names in America, with 36,115 babies recorded since 1882.

Jeannie has 36,115 recorded births among girls since 1882, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6846 as of the latest data, more common than 60% of girls, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1882 to 2025.

  • #734 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #6,846 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 36,115 born since 1882
  • 1950s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jeannie ranks #734 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,846 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 36,115 born since 1882, peaking in the 1950s.

#734 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#6,846 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
36,115
born since 1882
1950s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%60.4%
Jeannie vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Jeannie's 36,115 recorded births place it above 98.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

49 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

49 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Jeannie compares

36,115 Top 5% higher than 95% 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

Jeannie's all-time total is 96x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Jeannie Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 36,115 376 567,345
Peak-year births 1,424 21 19,840

Jeannie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Jeannie's full recorded timeline at 1959, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1882, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1957 peak of 1,424 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Jeannie popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1882–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1957)
1,424
Annual births at peak, across 144 years of records
05001,0001,500 188219091926194319601977199420112025 16

Jeannie popularity over time - boys

55 total births recorded since 1947 (Jeannie as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 55 births
4.555.566.5 1947195419571958196019681970197219751980 6

Jeannie by decade

1950s is the heaviest window (9,791 births, 27% of the file).

1950s was Jeannie's strongest decade.

9,791 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.

Jeannie births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1950s at 9,791 births (27% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Jeannie 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 Jeannie's total volume

Jeannie vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8% 406080100120140160 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -101, 3.9%-108, 2.9%-111, 4.9%-126, 3.1%-146, 3.4%-81, 4.4%-58, 7%-79, 6.4%-146, 4%-145, 5.4%-146, 2.2%-99, 6.3%-146, 2.7%-131, 2.8%-111, 4.2%Jeannie-144, 3.9%Jeannie
Jeannie vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Jeannie by state

Where Jeannie concentrates geographically, total births since 1882

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jeannie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
4,136 11.5%
#2 Texas
2,585 7.2%
#3 New York
1,791 5.0%
#4 Illinois
1,477 4.1%
#5 Ohio
1,458 4.0%
#6 Michigan
1,238 3.4%
#7 Florida
1,202 3.3%
#8 Pennsylvania
1,060 2.9%
California share of Jeannie's total US births 11.5%
Even split

4,136 of 36,115 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 49 reporting states.

Jeannie appears in 49 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jeannie?
Since 1882, Social Security records show 36,115 babies named Jeannie. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #734 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #6,846 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 1957, with 1,424 births.
Where does Jeannie sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jeannie ranks #734 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,846 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Jeannie most popular?
Jeannie was most popular in the 1950s decade with 9,791 total births. The single peak year was 1957.
Where is Jeannie most popular?
The top states for the name Jeannie are California (4,136 births), Texas (2,585 births), New York (1,791 births).
How long has the name Jeannie been used?
The SSA has tracked Jeannie since 1882 -- 144 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Jeannie?
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.

What to do with Jeannie's data

  • Jeannie's decade-level peak was the 1950s (9,791 total births); usage has since declined to 130 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Jeannies (4,136 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.

Keep exploring Jeannie

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Jeannie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1882–2025 (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 Jeannie 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.