Jeannie
Scottish pet form of Jeanne or Jean, the French feminine of John. The Hebrew source, Yochanan, means Yahweh is gracious.
Jeannie in 2025
Jeannie was given to 16 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 12,042nd most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 207,209 babies born.
The history of Jeannie
Jeannie reached its highest point in 1957, when 1,430 babies were given the name, ranking 415th that year.
Across the 144 years of records since 1882, 36,170 babies have been named Jeannie. Half of them were born before 1960, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Baby Boomers.
Jeannie by decade
| Decade | Babies named Jeannie | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 41 | 1,484 |
| 1890s | 30 | 2,148 |
| 1900s | 49 | 1,944 |
| 1910s | 215 | 2,147 |
| 1920s | 652 | 1,426 |
| 1930s | 1,243 | 876 |
| 1940s | 5,255 | 500 |
| 1950s | 9,807 | 415 |
| 1960s | 7,367 | 522 |
| 1970s | 6,498 | 539 |
| 1980s | 3,037 | 806 |
| 1990s | 1,097 | 1,813 |
| 2000s | 494 | 3,447 |
| 2010s | 255 | 7,867 |
| 2020s | 130 | 8,167 |
Where Jeannie is heading
Jeannie has fallen 33% over the past decade, from 24 babies in 2015 to 16 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1957 peak — Jeannie is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Jeannie
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Jeannie.