How Many People Are Named Jeannette?
people named Jeannette are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 10,328 people in the US has this name
Based on 69,300 babies named Jeannette in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
π Rare
Peak Year
1,113 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
π Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
French diminutive of JEANNE.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Jeannette in English. Counting Jeannette and these spellings together, about 152,186 people alive in the US have the name.
β§ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Jeannette in the records were girls.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named Jeannette alive today is about 62 years old, and 59% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 51 and 76 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
Jeannette first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1917, to 1,113 babies. In 2025, 24 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
π Rank History
Jeannette has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #173, in 1916. In 2025 it ranked #5,308.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #5,308 |
| Best rank | #173 (1916) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #200 in the 1920s |
π State-Wise Distribution
People named Jeannette alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Jeannette were born in California than in any other state: about 4,891 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Jeannette was given 4.9 times as often in New Hampshire, 4 times in Maine and 3.6 times in Rhode Island.
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