girls' name ★ peaked 1939

Jeanette

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,391 Trend → Stable

Jeanette is a female name, a diminutive form of the name Jeanne.

Rank 2025
#2,391
among girls · ↑396 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
75
named Jeanette · +23% vs 2024
How common
1 in 21,430
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1939
2,902 babies
All-time total
163,977
#242 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Jeanette popularity over time

163,977 babies have been named Jeanette since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 767 – 767 77 – #201
1890s 1,503 – 1,503 150 +96% #208
1900s 2,438 – 2,438 244 +62% #185
1910s 11,134 11 11,145 1,115 +357% #131
1920s 19,783 50 19,833 1,983 +78% #125
1930s 24,753 117 24,870 2,487 +25% #82
1940s 24,727 82 24,809 2,481 0% #90
1950s 23,984 47 24,031 2,403 -3% #131
1960s 22,086 68 22,154 2,215 -8% #157
1970s 12,970 70 13,040 1,304 -41% #186
1980s 9,940 71 10,011 1,001 -23% #232
1990s 6,050 21 6,071 607 -39% #265
2000s 1,937 – 1,937 194 -68% #785
2010s 965 – 965 97 -50% #1,733
2020s (to 2025) 403 – 403 67 -30% #2,391

Where Jeanette is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 75 0.05 outside top 500
2027 74 0.05 outside top 500
2028 74 0.05 outside top 500
2029 74 0.05 outside top 500
2030 74 0.05 outside top 500

Where Jeanette is most popular

Girls named Jeanette per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.041 per 1,000. Strongest in California, Texas, and Arizona.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Jeanette born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
California 48 0.057 +38%
Texas 40 0.050 +20%
Arizona 6 0.043 ≈ national
Florida 16 0.037 -10%
New York 13 0.033 -21%
Georgia 5 0.022 -47%
Pennsylvania 5 0.021 -49%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Jeanette

Jeanette is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,391 in 2025 with 75 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 163,977 American babies have been named Jeanette. Its peak came in 1939, when 2,902 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1930s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Jeanette stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Jeanette?

The median living Jeanette is about 64 years old; half are between 50 and 75. An estimated 95 thousand people named Jeanette are alive in the United States today.

median 64 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Jeanette year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 75 #2,391 – –
2024 61 #2,787 – –
2023 62 #2,773 – –
2022 70 #2,540 – –
2021 68 #2,571 – –
2020 67 #2,564 – –
2019 69 #2,550 – –
2018 77 #2,373 – –
2017 90 #2,136 – –
2016 78 #2,400 – –
2015 97 #2,032 – –
2014 102 #1,963 – –
2013 107 #1,883 – –
2012 106 #1,892 – –
2011 119 #1,733 – –
2010 120 #1,745 – –
2009 126 #1,736 – –
2008 143 #1,591 – –
2007 129 #1,697 – –
2006 173 #1,346 – –
2005 167 #1,321 – –
2004 190 #1,182 – –
2003 220 #1,041 – –
2002 222 #993 – –
2001 275 #835 – –
2000 292 #785 – –
1995 480 #510 5 #9,485
1990 989 #281 – –
1985 935 #268 5 #7,010
1980 1,026 #250 7 #5,190
1975 1,160 #212 5 #5,853
1970 1,724 #190 7 #4,026
1965 2,070 #169 5 #4,168
1960 2,647 #159 – –
1955 2,376 #153 – –
1950 2,413 #131 5 #3,935
1945 2,053 #122 7 #2,864
1940 2,727 #90 9 #2,570
1935 2,290 #104 18 #1,685
1930 2,434 #106 10 #2,690
1925 1,920 #137 7 #3,569
1920 2,043 #126 – –
1915 1,273 #148 – –
1910 382 #179 – –
1905 243 #195 – –
1900 233 #206 – –
1895 167 #208 – –
1890 129 #214 – –
1885 76 #228 – –
1880 55 #207 – –

Famous people named Jeanette

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Jeanette Nolan Jeanette Nolan American actress (1911–1998) Contemporary
  2. 2 Jeanette Winterson Jeanette Winterson English writer (born 1959) Contemporary
  3. 3 Jeanette MacDonald Jeanette MacDonald American singer and actress (1903–1965) Contemporary
  4. 4 Jeanette Biedermann Jeanette Biedermann Musical artist b. 1980 · Contemporary
  5. 5 Jeanette J. Epps Jeanette J. Epps American aerospace engineer and NASA astronaut (born 1970) Contemporary
  6. 6 Jeanette Ottesen Jeanette Ottesen Danish swimmer (born 1987) Contemporary
  7. 7 Jeanette Topics referred to by the same term b. 1951 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Jeanette, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Jeanette?

The median living Jeanette is about 64 years old. Half of all living Jeanettes are between 50 and 75 years old.

How many people named Jeanette are alive today?

An estimated 95 thousand people named Jeanette are alive in the United States, based on 163,977 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Jeanette mean?

Jeanette is a female name, a diminutive form of the name Jeanne.

How popular is the name Jeanette in 2025?

Jeanette ranked #2,391 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 75 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Jeanette?

163,977 babies have been named Jeanette in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Jeanette most popular?

Jeanette peaked in 1939, when 2,902 newborns received the name.

Is Jeanette a boy or girl name?

Jeanette is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Jeanette rising or falling?

Jeanette is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Jeanette become more popular?

Jeanette looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 74 girls named Jeanette in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Jeanette?

Well-known people named Jeanette include Jeanette Nolan (actor), Jeanette Winterson (writer), Jeanette MacDonald (singer).

Names like Jeanette

Names that sound and feel close to Jeanette: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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