Is Jeanette a boy or girl name?
Jeanette is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 61 girls and 0 boys were named Jeanette, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 163,902 US babies named Jeanette were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,778
- Babies named Jeanette since 1880
- 163,902
- Most popular year
- 1939
- 2,902 babies
Boys and girls named Jeanette, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 767 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 1,503 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 2,438 | 100% |
| 1910s | 11 | 11,134 | 99.9% |
| 1920s | 50 | 19,783 | 99.7% |
| 1930s | 117 | 24,753 | 99.5% |
| 1940s | 82 | 24,728 | 99.7% |
| 1950s | 47 | 23,984 | 99.8% |
| 1960s | 68 | 22,086 | 99.7% |
| 1970s | 70 | 12,970 | 99.5% |
| 1980s | 71 | 9,941 | 99.3% |
| 1990s | 21 | 6,050 | 99.7% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,936 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 965 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 327 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,778 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,769 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,563 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,569 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 67 | #2,563 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,550 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 77 | #2,372 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 90 | #2,135 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 78 | #2,400 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 97 | #2,032 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 102 | #1,963 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 107 | #1,883 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,891 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 119 | #1,733 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 120 | #1,744 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 126 | #1,736 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 143 | #1,591 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 129 | #1,697 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 173 | #1,346 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 167 | #1,321 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 189 | #1,187 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 220 | #1,040 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 222 | #993 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 275 | #835 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 292 | #785 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 295 | #756 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 309 | #715 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 389 | #590 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 452 | #522 |
| 1995 | 5 | #9,484 | 480 | #510 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 559 | #457 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 678 | #378 |
| 1992 | 7 | #7,000 | 847 | #323 |
| 1991 | 9 | #5,712 | 1,052 | #265 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 989 | #281 |
| 1989 | 11 | #4,637 | 1,012 | #264 |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,811 | 976 | #263 |
| 1987 | 12 | #3,841 | 1,066 | #243 |
| 1986 | 12 | #3,738 | 1,111 | #234 |
| 1985 | 5 | #7,011 | 935 | #268 |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,767 | 871 | #275 |
| 1983 | 9 | #4,301 | 918 | #260 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 938 | #264 |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,729 | 1,088 | #232 |
| 1980 | 7 | #5,190 | 1,026 | #250 |
| 1979 | 7 | #5,079 | 1,007 | #249 |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,380 | 1,028 | #238 |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,443 | 1,065 | #235 |
| 1976 | 5 | #5,990 | 1,127 | #217 |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,853 | 1,160 | #212 |
| 1974 | 11 | #3,220 | 1,326 | #191 |
| 1973 | 8 | #3,868 | 1,362 | #190 |
| 1972 | 6 | #4,687 | 1,494 | #191 |
| 1971 | 9 | #3,495 | 1,677 | #186 |
| 1970 | 7 | #4,027 | 1,724 | #190 |
| 1969 | 10 | #2,950 | 1,686 | #189 |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,405 | 1,751 | #183 |
| 1967 | 7 | #3,390 | 1,851 | #172 |
| 1966 | 8 | #3,103 | 1,963 | #172 |
| 1965 | 5 | #4,168 | 2,069 | #169 |
| 1964 | 9 | #2,952 | 2,381 | #162 |
| 1963 | 5 | #4,317 | 2,568 | #158 |
| 1962 | 8 | #3,164 | 2,611 | #157 |
| 1961 | 11 | #2,624 | 2,559 | #163 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 2,647 | #159 |
| 1959 | 6 | #3,780 | 2,243 | #171 |
| 1958 | 7 | #3,406 | 2,098 | #179 |
| 1957 | 6 | #3,754 | 2,297 | #167 |
| 1956 | 7 | #3,354 | 2,338 | #160 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 2,376 | #153 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 2,488 | #148 |
| 1953 | 7 | #3,257 | 2,608 | #139 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 2,580 | #137 |
| 1951 | 9 | #2,756 | 2,543 | #132 |
| 1950 | 5 | #3,935 | 2,413 | #131 |
| 1949 | 6 | #3,505 | 2,511 | #129 |
| 1948 | 8 | #2,888 | 2,331 | #129 |
| 1947 | 5 | #3,995 | 2,601 | #125 |
| 1946 | 7 | #3,030 | 2,412 | #121 |
| 1945 | 7 | #2,864 | 2,053 | #122 |
| 1944 | 10 | #2,382 | 2,255 | #117 |
| 1943 | 10 | #2,475 | 2,554 | #110 |
| 1942 | 12 | #2,202 | 2,688 | #104 |
| 1941 | 8 | #2,762 | 2,596 | #98 |
| 1940 | 9 | #2,570 | 2,727 | #90 |
| 1939 | 9 | #2,533 | 2,893 | #82 |
| 1938 | 9 | #2,555 | 2,802 | #91 |
| 1937 | 15 | #1,869 | 2,741 | #90 |
| 1936 | 13 | #2,008 | 2,552 | #94 |
| 1935 | 18 | #1,685 | 2,290 | #104 |
| 1934 | 12 | #2,184 | 2,293 | #106 |
| 1933 | 12 | #2,152 | 2,223 | #103 |
| 1932 | 10 | #2,541 | 2,291 | #106 |
| 1931 | 9 | #2,763 | 2,234 | #105 |
| 1930 | 10 | #2,690 | 2,434 | #106 |
| 1929 | 8 | #3,109 | 1,839 | #131 |
| 1928 | 9 | #2,951 | 1,944 | #126 |
| 1927 | 8 | #3,295 | 1,970 | #131 |
| 1926 | 8 | #3,258 | 1,871 | #136 |
| 1925 | 7 | #3,569 | 1,920 | #137 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 2,066 | #134 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 2,029 | #131 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 2,005 | #128 |
| 1921 | 10 | #2,891 | 2,096 | #125 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 2,043 | #126 |
| 1919 | 6 | #3,941 | 1,767 | #135 |
| 1918 | 5 | #4,475 | 1,774 | #131 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 1,638 | #132 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 1,522 | #135 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 1,273 | #148 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 977 | #150 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 734 | #159 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 623 | #166 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 444 | #169 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 382 | #179 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 317 | #188 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 304 | #186 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 294 | #186 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 269 | #185 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 243 | #195 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 221 | #203 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 198 | #215 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 198 | #212 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 161 | #227 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 233 | #206 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 162 | #216 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 191 | #209 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 158 | #216 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 172 | #210 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 167 | #208 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 152 | #214 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 142 | #216 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 129 | #227 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 101 | #242 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 129 | #214 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 106 | #226 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 126 | #201 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 85 | #225 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 83 | #219 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 76 | #228 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 73 | #221 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 63 | #227 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 64 | #210 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 36 | #270 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 55 | #207 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Jeanette reached #1,685 in 1935. As a girl name, it reached #82 in 1939. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1930s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Jeanette
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.