Jeanne
French feminine of Jean, the French form of John; the Hebrew source, Yochanan, says that Yahweh has shown grace. Joan of Arc bore it.
Jeanne in 2025
Jeanne was given to 30 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 7,967th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 110,511 babies born.
The history of Jeanne
Jeanne reached its highest point in 1947, when 4,371 babies were given the name, ranking 171st that year. Its best-ever ranking was 147th, in 1927.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 163,609 babies have been named Jeanne. Half of them were born before 1948, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Baby Boomers.
Jeanne by decade
| Decade | Babies named Jeanne | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 160 | 830 |
| 1890s | 480 | 537 |
| 1900s | 1,165 | 384 |
| 1910s | 8,646 | 223 |
| 1920s | 29,190 | 147 |
| 1930s | 18,824 | 168 |
| 1940s | 30,203 | 167 |
| 1950s | 37,736 | 186 |
| 1960s | 23,595 | 244 |
| 1970s | 8,217 | 379 |
| 1980s | 3,043 | 876 |
| 1990s | 1,175 | 1,658 |
| 2000s | 567 | 3,630 |
| 2010s | 393 | 5,834 |
| 2020s | 215 | 6,441 |
Where Jeanne is heading
Jeanne has fallen 25% over the past decade, from 40 babies in 2015 to 30 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1947 peak — Jeanne is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Jeanne
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Jeanne.