Jeannine — #11132 US girls' name
24,057 babies named Jeannine in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1929. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 37% of names given to girls today.
23% of everyone ever named Jeannine was born in this single decade.
1,183 babies were named Jeannine in 1929 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Jeannine
The Social Security Administration has registered 24,057 babies named Jeannine between 1914 and 2024, spanning 111 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jeannine currently holds the #11132 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1929, when 1,183 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Jeannine performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 5,437 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Jeannine shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 2,935 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Jeannine in 48 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Jeannine 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 24,057 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.
Jeannine at a glance
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Current rank
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Jeannine popularity over time — girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1914
- Peak year (1929)
- 1,183
- Annual births at peak — across 111 years of records
Currently ranks #11132 among girls.
24,057 total births across 111 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1929 with 1,183 births in a single year.
Jeannine popularity over time — boys
6 total births recorded since 1929 (Jeannine as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Jeannine accounts for 0% of total recorded use across both genders.
Jeannine by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1960s
- 5,437 births that decade — 23% of Jeannine's all-time total
Jeannine decade highlights
- Peak decade 5,437 births
- Runner-up 4,285 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1960s was Jeannine's strongest decade
5,437 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 23% of all-time use.
Jeannine by state
Where Jeannine concentrates geographically — total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 2,935 | 12.2% |
| #2 | California | | 2,271 | 9.4% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 1,681 | 7.0% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 1,381 | 5.7% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 1,243 | 5.2% |
| #6 | Massachusetts | | 1,239 | 5.2% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 1,188 | 4.9% |
| #8 | Texas | | 702 | 2.9% |
2,935 of 24,057 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 48 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- New York 12.2% of nationwide
- California 9.4% of nationwide
- Illinois 7.0% of nationwide
- Pennsylvania 5.7% of nationwide
- Ohio 5.2% of nationwide
Recorded in 48 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
New York accounts for 12.2% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Jeannine appears in 48 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1914–2024 (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.