U.S. first-name statistics

How common is Jeanette?

Jeanette was the #556 most frequent first name in the 2020 Census.

People with the first name Jeanette

98,707

About 1 in 3,358 Americans had this first name in the 2020 Census.

Measured, privacy-protected national Census count—not a total of historical baby-name records.

National rank

#556

More common than 99.0% of listed first names

Peak year

1939

2,902 SSA-recorded births

2025 births

75

#4,285 across first names

Census frequency

1 in 3,358

Across the 2020 U.S. population

Sex distribution

Reported in the 2020 Census first-name table.

0.1% male99.9% female

Demographic distribution

Aggregated race and Hispanic-origin reporting in the 2020 Census name table.

White, non-Hispanic64.6%
Black, non-Hispanic14.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.76%
Asian / Pacific Islander2.47%
Two or more races2.17%
Hispanic or Latino16.0%

Reading the result

Jeanette across two different records

The Census count answers “how many people had this name?” using a national snapshot of living residents in 2020. The SSA series answers “when was this name popular?” using Social Security card applications associated with births.

Jeanette reached its highest published annual SSA count in 1939, with 2,902 recorded births. In 2025, SSA recorded 75 babies with the name.

Names do not determine a person’s identity. Demographic percentages above describe national aggregates and should never be applied to an individual.

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