Jeanne
Jeanne was the 4601st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 30 babies. Its best year was 1946, when it ranked 83rd; the most babies were born in 1947 (4,364). Over the last ten years it has moved down 798 places. More babies were named Jeanne in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Meaning French feminine of John · French, Hebrew
Say it JEEN /dʒin/
- Rank in 2025
- #4,601 girls, down 893 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 30girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19474,364 babies
- Total since 1880
- 163,609babies recorded
What does the name Jeanne mean?
Jeanne is the French form of Joanna, the feminine of John, through Middle French Jehanne and Medieval Latin Johanna, from Hebrew Yoḥanan 'YHWH is gracious', as Wiktionary notes. Jeanne d'Arc (Joan of Arc) is its most famous bearer. It was used in the US especially in the 1920s to 1940s, usually pronounced like Jean.
יוֹחָנָן (Yoḥanan) (Biblical Hebrew, “YHWH is gracious”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Pronunciation: French: ZHAHN, with a nasal vowel.
Related names: Jean, Joan, Joanna, Jeanette.
See also: Hebrew names, names that mean God, names that mean grace.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Jeanne', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Joan', DMNES (Durham University)
Nicknames for Jeanne
The usual nicknames for Jeanne are Jeannie. Some parents skip the long form: for every 100 girls named Jeanne in the last five years, 63 were named Jeannie, against 95 twenty years earlier.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Girls, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeannie · also for Jean | Traditional | #6,966 | 111 |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are girls given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Jeannes go by each one.
Jeanne popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 360 since 1921.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,601 | 30 |
| 2020 | #3,708 | 40 |
| 2010 | #3,856 | 40 |
| 2000 | #2,133 | 76 |
| 1990 | #964 | 195 |
| 1980 | #493 | 419 |
| 1970 | #204 | 1,582 |
| 1960 | #129 | 3,505 |
| 1950 | #95 | 3,736 |
| 1940 | #129 | 1,927 |
| 1930 | #92 | 2,720 |
| 1920 | #114 | 2,279 |
| 1910 | #257 | 220 |
| 1900 | #384 | 76 |
| 1890 | #480 | 30 |
| 1880 | #507 | 12 |
How popular is Jeanne, counting every spelling?
Jeanne has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Jeanne?
30 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jeanne (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Jeanne born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 280 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jeanne.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jeanne?
About 84,700 people born in the US named Jeanne are alive today, with a median age of 69; half are between 62 and 77. That makes Jeanne a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Jeanne by state
How common Jeanne was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Jeanne: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jeanne, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Jeanne · Sibling names for Jeanne
Questions about the name Jeanne
What does Jeanne mean?
Jeanne means “French feminine of John” (French, Hebrew origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Jeanne?
Jeanne was the 4601st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 30 babies. Its best year was 1946, when it ranked 83rd; the most babies were born in 1947 (4,364). Over the last ten years it has moved down 798 places. More babies were named Jeanne in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Is Jeanne a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Jeanne in the US.
Where is Jeanne most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jeanne was most common in Louisiana (0.06 per 1,000 girls), followed by New York and California.