Jeannie
Jeannie was the 6966th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 16 babies. Its best year was 1957, when it ranked 222nd with 1,424 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,410 places. More babies were named Jeannie in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Meaning pet form of Jean; "God is gracious" · English, Scottish, French, Hebrew
Say it JEE-nee /ˈdʒini/
- Rank in 2025
- #6,966 girls, down 783 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 16girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19571,424 babies
- Total since 1880
- 36,170babies recorded
What does the name Jeannie mean?
Jeannie is a pet form of Jean, which in English-speaking countries is the Scottish form of Jane, from Old French Jehanne. It goes back to the Hebrew name meaning "God is gracious", the source of John. Wikipedia notes it can also be a nickname for Jeannette. Jeannie was most popular in the US in the 1950s; the 1960s TV show I Dream of Jeannie made it widely known.
יוֹחָנָן (Hebrew, “Yohanan, "God is gracious"”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Jean, Jeanie, Jeanette, Jane, Joan.
See also: Hebrew names, names that mean God, names that mean grace.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Jeannie', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Joan', DMNES (Durham University)
- Wikipedia, 'Jeannie (given name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
Jeannie popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 55 since 1947.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,966 | 16 |
| 2020 | #6,183 | 19 |
| 2010 | #5,316 | 26 |
| 2000 | #2,609 | 57 |
| 1990 | #1,171 | 147 |
| 1980 | #451 | 474 |
| 1970 | #323 | 830 |
| 1960 | #279 | 1,055 |
| 1950 | #274 | 775 |
| 1940 | #412 | 280 |
| 1930 | #714 | 95 |
| 1920 | #1,217 | 40 |
| 1910 | #1,847 | 8 |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Jeannie, counting every spelling?
Jeannie is the most common spelling of a name family that had 37 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 37 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeannie | 16 | #6,966 | 111 |
| Jeanie | 21 | #5,807 | 81 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Jeannie?
16 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jeannie (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Jeannie 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 529 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jeannie.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jeannie?
About 28,500 people born in the US named Jeannie are alive today, with a median age of 62; half are between 51 and 71. That makes Jeannie 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.
Jeannie by state
How common Jeannie was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 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 Jeannie: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jeannie, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Jeannie · Sibling names for Jeannie
Jeannie is also a nickname for Jean and Jeanne.
Questions about the name Jeannie
What does Jeannie mean?
Jeannie means “pet form of Jean; "God is gracious"” (English, Scottish, French, Hebrew origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Jeannie?
Jeannie was the 6966th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 16 babies. Its best year was 1957, when it ranked 222nd with 1,424 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,410 places. More babies were named Jeannie in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Is Jeannie a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Jeannie in the US.
Where is Jeannie most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jeannie was most common in Texas (0.01 per 1,000 girls).