Girls' name · since 1914
Jeannine
24,066 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.
- #938 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,166 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 24,066
- born since 1914
- 1960s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jeannine is the #10166 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 24,066 recorded since 1914.
Social Security Administration records show Jeannine recorded 24,066 times among girls since 1914, holding rank #10166 nationally today, ahead of 41% of girls, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.
- #938 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,166 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 24,066 born since 1914
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jeannine ranks #938 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,166 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 24,066 born since 1914, peaking in the 1960s.
- #938 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,166 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 24,066
- born since 1914
- 1960s
- peak decade
Jeannine's 24,066 recorded births place it above 98.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
48 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Jeannine compares
24,066 Top 6% higher than 94% 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
Jeannine's all-time total is 64x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jeannine | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 24,066 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,183 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jeannine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jeannine's SSA record in two at 1970 and the more recent half accounts for 23% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 77%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1915, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1929 peak of 1,183, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jeannine popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (1929)
- 1,183
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Jeannine popularity over time - boys
6 total births recorded since 1929 (Jeannine as boys' name)
Jeannine by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (5,437 births, 23% of the file).
1960s was Jeannine's strongest decade.
5,437 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Jeannine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 43
1910s
43 births
- 1920s 1,749
1920s
1,749 births
- 1930s
1930s
4,019 births
- 1940s
1940s
2,940 births
- 1950s
1950s
4,285 births
- 1960s
1960s
5,437 births
- 1970s
1970s
3,564 births
- 1980s 1,315
1980s
1,315 births
- 1990s 408
1990s
408 births
- 2000s 188
2000s
188 births
- 2010s 83
2010s
83 births
- 2020s 35
2020s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 5,437 births (23% of all-time use).
How Jeannine 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 Jeannine's total volume
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 | 5.1% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 1,188 | 4.9% |
| #8 | Texas | | 702 | 2.9% |
2,935 of 24,066 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 48 reporting states.
Jeannine appears in 48 states. Explore state details →
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Jeannine? ▼
Where does Jeannine sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
When was Jeannine most popular? ▼
Where is Jeannine most popular? ▼
How long has the name Jeannine been used? ▼
What names are similar to Jeannine? ▼
What to do with Jeannine's data
- Jeannine's decade-level peak was the 1960s (5,437 total births); usage has since declined to 35 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Jeannines (2,935 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.
Keep exploring Jeannine
Nearby Names Like Jeannine
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Jeannine
Compare Jeannine side by side: Jeannine vs Jean Jeannine vs Jeanette Jeannine vs Jeanne
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Jeannine
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jeannine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1929)
Similar record span (~111 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, 1914–2025 (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 Jeannine 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.