How Many People Are Named Jean?
people named Jean are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,738 people in the US has this name
Based on 483,475 babies named Jean in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
12,775 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Jean, 91.8% were girls and 8.2% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Jean fell from 86.8% in the 1880s to 34.4% in the 2020s. It was highest in the 1940s, at 98.1%.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Jean alive today is about 69 years old, and 79% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 62 and 80 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Jean first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1927, to 12,775 babies. In 2025, 264 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Jean never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #12, in 1926 and 1928 to 1929, and it was in the top 100 for 59 years, 1906 to 1964. In 2025 it ranked #2,130.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #2,130 |
| Best rank | #12 (1926 and 1928 to 1929) |
| Years in the top 100 | 59 (1906 to 1964) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #16 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Jean alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Jean were born in New York than in any other state: about 24,643 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Jean was given 1.8 times as often in Wisconsin, 1.7 times in Massachusetts and 1.6 times in Connecticut.
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