Jeanette
Girl name · #2389 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 75 baby girls were named Jeanette, placing it at #2389 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #2025, so the name has been falling over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 24,000 girls born in 2025 was named Jeanette.
The 145-year story
Jeanette first appears in the Social Security records in 1880, when 55 girls received the name. Its peak came in 1939, when 2,893 girls were named Jeanette — good for #82 that year. Today's parents encounter it as a name from their grandparents’ generation, which is precisely the vintage window from which names get revived. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Jeanette per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Jeanette in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Jeanette is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Jeanette will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Jeanette is most common
State-level data for Jeanette is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Jeanette
Statistically, parents drawn to Jeanette tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Janette, Georgette, Antoinette, Paulette, and Joanne.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Jeanette | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 75 | #2387 |
| 2024 | 61 | #2775 |
| 2023 | 62 | #2757 |
| 2022 | 70 | #2530 |
| 2021 | 68 | #2558 |
| 2020 | 67 | #2549 |
| 2019 | 69 | #2538 |
| 2018 | 77 | #2361 |
| 2017 | 90 | #2129 |
| 2016 | 78 | #2385 |
| 2015 | 97 | #2025 |
| 2014 | 102 | #1956 |
| 2013 | 107 | #1880 |
| 2012 | 106 | #1886 |
| 2011 | 119 | #1728 |
| 2010 | 120 | #1738 |
| 2009 | 126 | #1733 |
| 2008 | 143 | #1589 |
| 2007 | 129 | #1695 |
| 2006 | 173 | #1342 |
| 2005 | 167 | #1319 |
| 2004 | 190 | #1180 |
| 2003 | 220 | #1038 |
| 2002 | 222 | #991 |
| 2001 | 275 | #834 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Jeanette a popular girl name?
Jeanette ranked #2389 among girls in 2025 with 75 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #2025.
When was the name Jeanette most popular?
Jeanette peaked in 1939, when 2,893 American girls received the name (ranked #82 that year). Since 1939 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Jeanette?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 24,000 newborn American girls was named Jeanette. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.