Fun Facts About the Name Jeanne
- A favorite of earlier generations: Jeanne appeared in the U.S. top 100 in 2 separate runs, totaling 19 years. Its last run lasted 9 consecutive years, from 1945 through 1953.
- More than 163 thousand babies named Jeanne: U.S. records list 163,608 babies given the name Jeanne from 1880 through 2025. Even 360 boys received the name Jeanne - about 1 boy for every 453 girls.
What Does the Name Jeanne Mean?
Jeanne is the French feminine form of Jean, from the Hebrew name Yoḥanan (יוֹחָנָן), meaning "Yahweh is gracious." The Hebrew name is built from a shortened form of the divine name, Yeho (Yahweh), and the root ḥanan, "to be gracious" or "to show favor." Through Greek Iōannēs and Latin Johannes, the name passed into Old French as Jehan (masculine) and Jehanne (feminine). Jeanne is the modern French spelling of that feminine form. Its established meaning is usually given as "God is gracious," a customary rendering of the literal Hebrew phrase "Yahweh is gracious."
Jeanne Name History & Origins
Jeanne is the French feminine form of Jean, which comes from Old French Jehan and ultimately from Latin Johannes. The feminine line runs through Latin Johanna and Old French Jehanne. Greek Iōannēs and Iōanna stand behind the Latin forms, and the Hebrew source is Yoḥanan, a name borne by several figures in the Hebrew Bible. In the New Testament, the Greek form Iōannēs is used for John the Baptist and John the Apostle. Through that Christian usage the name entered French, where the medieval feminine Jehanne developed into modern Jeanne. The final -e is silent in French; the name has one syllable, roughly "zhahn." In English, Jeanne is usually pronounced "JEEN," like the related English feminine Jean, though the French pronunciation is also used.
The most famous historical bearer is Saint Joan of Arc, whose French name was Jeanne d'Arc (c. 1412 - 1431). A peasant girl who led French forces during the Hundred Years' War, she was captured, tried, and burned at the stake, and was canonized in 1920. Another French saint, Jeanne de Chantal (1572 - 1641), co-founded the Visitation order with Saint Francis de Sales. English forms related to Jeanne include Joan, Jane, and Jean, but these have their own separate histories of use and pronunciation.
How Popular is the Name Jeanne?
Jeanne recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1947. Jeanne ranked among the top 100 U.S. names from 1922 through 1931, then returned in 1945 and remained through 1953.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,601 | 30 | 0.0019% |
| 2024 | #4,311 | 33 | 0.0020% |
| 2023 | #3,798 | 40 | 0.0025% |
| 2022 | #4,630 | 30 | 0.0018% |
| 2021 | #3,701 | 41 | 0.0025% |
| 2020 | #3,705 | 40 | 0.0025% |
| 2019 | #3,634 | 42 | 0.0025% |
| 2018 | #3,366 | 47 | 0.0028% |
| 2017 | #4,028 | 37 | 0.0021% |
| 2016 | #4,122 | 36 | 0.0020% |
| 2015 | #3,802 | 40 | 0.0022% |
| 2014 | #4,215 | 35 | 0.0020% |
| 2013 | #4,197 | 35 | 0.0020% |
| 2012 | #3,744 | 42 | 0.0024% |
| 2011 | #3,874 | 39 | 0.0022% |
| 2010 | #3,856 | 40 | 0.0023% |
| 2009 | #3,591 | 45 | 0.0024% |
| 2008 | #3,503 | 47 | 0.0025% |
| 2007 | #3,817 | 42 | 0.0022% |
| 2006 | #3,390 | 48 | 0.0025% |
| 2005 | #3,032 | 53 | 0.0029% |
| 2004 | #2,493 | 68 | 0.0037% |
| 2003 | #2,686 | 59 | 0.0032% |
| 2002 | #2,277 | 72 | 0.0040% |
| 2001 | #2,650 | 57 | 0.0032% |
| 2000 | #2,133 | 76 | 0.0042% |
| 1999 | #2,268 | 66 | 0.0037% |
| 1998 | #1,683 | 95 | 0.0054% |
| 1997 | #1,541 | 105 | 0.0060% |
| 1996 | #1,572 | 100 | 0.0057% |
| 1995 | #1,524 | 102 | 0.0058% |
| 1994 | #1,469 | 108 | 0.0060% |
| 1993 | #1,496 | 106 | 0.0059% |
| 1992 | #1,363 | 122 | 0.0066% |
| 1991 | #1,039 | 176 | 0.0094% |
| 1990 | #964 | 195 | 0.0103% |
| 1989 | #896 | 206 | 0.0112% |
| 1988 | #851 | 211 | 0.0118% |
| 1987 | #802 | 218 | 0.0125% |
| 1986 | #749 | 232 | 0.0135% |
| 1985 | #643 | 289 | 0.0168% |
| 1984 | #598 | 300 | 0.0178% |
| 1983 | #560 | 325 | 0.0195% |
| 1982 | #494 | 412 | 0.0243% |
| 1981 | #486 | 431 | 0.0258% |
| 1980 | #493 | 419 | 0.0252% |
| 1979 | #466 | 432 | 0.0269% |
| 1978 | #416 | 488 | 0.0319% |
| 1977 | #381 | 554 | 0.0361% |
| 1976 | #372 | 557 | 0.0380% |
| 1975 | #323 | 702 | 0.0482% |
| 1974 | #289 | 825 | 0.0562% |
| 1973 | #288 | 845 | 0.0579% |
| 1972 | #274 | 945 | 0.0621% |
| 1971 | #235 | 1,270 | 0.0763% |
| 1970 | #204 | 1,582 | 0.0905% |
| 1969 | #219 | 1,378 | 0.0817% |
| 1968 | #212 | 1,424 | 0.0868% |
| 1967 | #198 | 1,608 | 0.0974% |
| 1966 | #177 | 1,866 | 0.1103% |
| 1965 | #166 | 2,147 | 0.1216% |
| 1964 | #156 | 2,467 | 0.1302% |
| 1963 | #144 | 2,803 | 0.1454% |
| 1962 | #142 | 3,012 | 0.1532% |
| 1961 | #138 | 3,331 | 0.1650% |
| 1960 | #129 | 3,505 | 0.1734% |
| 1959 | #129 | 3,516 | 0.1738% |
| 1958 | #123 | 3,609 | 0.1794% |
| 1957 | #117 | 3,950 | 0.1932% |
| 1956 | #112 | 3,910 | 0.1947% |
| 1955 | #115 | 3,732 | 0.1909% |
| 1954 | #112 | 3,770 | 0.1941% |
| 1953 | #97 | 3,853 | 0.2048% |
| 1952 | #98 | 3,827 | 0.2064% |
| 1951 | #98 | 3,768 | 0.2092% |
| 1950 | #95 | 3,736 | 0.2181% |
| 1949 | #92 | 3,865 | 0.2259% |
| 1948 | #95 | 3,789 | 0.2232% |
| 1947 | #86 | 4,364 | 0.2462% |
| 1946 | #83 | 4,045 | 0.2574% |
| 1945 | #98 | 2,860 | 0.2188% |
| 1944 | #108 | 2,495 | 0.1880% |
| 1943 | #114 | 2,423 | 0.1737% |
| 1942 | #119 | 2,288 | 0.1694% |
| 1941 | #126 | 2,060 | 0.1705% |
| 1940 | #129 | 1,927 | 0.1685% |
| 1939 | #147 | 1,551 | 0.1414% |
| 1938 | #148 | 1,552 | 0.1407% |
| 1937 | #149 | 1,496 | 0.1406% |
| 1936 | #141 | 1,534 | 0.1474% |
| 1935 | #133 | 1,662 | 0.1585% |
| 1934 | #131 | 1,763 | 0.1688% |
| 1933 | #125 | 1,824 | 0.1810% |
| 1932 | #112 | 2,131 | 0.1997% |
| 1931 | #98 | 2,525 | 0.2372% |
| 1930 | #92 | 2,720 | 0.2416% |
| 1929 | #92 | 2,818 | 0.2524% |
| 1928 | #90 | 2,879 | 0.2496% |
| 1927 | #85 | 3,158 | 0.2648% |
| 1926 | #88 | 3,063 | 0.2584% |
| 1925 | #89 | 3,225 | 0.2649% |
| 1924 | #90 | 3,150 | 0.2522% |
| 1923 | #90 | 3,040 | 0.2520% |
| 1922 | #97 | 2,917 | 0.2429% |
| 1921 | #109 | 2,590 | 0.2100% |
| 1920 | #114 | 2,279 | 0.1902% |
| 1919 | #130 | 1,817 | 0.1608% |
| 1918 | #126 | 1,846 | 0.1595% |
| 1917 | #166 | 1,212 | 0.1121% |
| 1916 | #176 | 1,050 | 0.1005% |
| 1915 | #198 | 828 | 0.0842% |
| 1914 | #208 | 611 | 0.0802% |
| 1913 | #227 | 449 | 0.0719% |
| 1912 | #241 | 347 | 0.0622% |
| 1911 | #241 | 266 | 0.0636% |
| 1910 | #257 | 220 | 0.0555% |
| 1909 | #249 | 202 | 0.0582% |
| 1908 | #285 | 154 | 0.0461% |
| 1907 | #281 | 156 | 0.0490% |
| 1906 | #309 | 119 | 0.0403% |
| 1905 | #305 | 122 | 0.0418% |
| 1904 | #308 | 109 | 0.0396% |
| 1903 | #336 | 87 | 0.0332% |
| 1902 | #366 | 77 | 0.0292% |
| 1901 | #375 | 63 | 0.0263% |
| 1900 | #384 | 76 | 0.0254% |
| 1899 | #351 | 72 | 0.0309% |
| 1898 | #406 | 58 | 0.0224% |
| 1897 | #357 | 67 | 0.0286% |
| 1896 | #413 | 49 | 0.0206% |
| 1895 | #394 | 51 | 0.0218% |
| 1894 | #424 | 43 | 0.0193% |
| 1893 | #402 | 45 | 0.0211% |
| 1892 | #517 | 28 | 0.0132% |
| 1891 | #409 | 37 | 0.0199% |
| 1890 | #480 | 30 | 0.0158% |
| 1889 | #522 | 24 | 0.0135% |
| 1888 | #584 | 19 | 0.0106% |
| 1887 | #544 | 17 | 0.0116% |
| 1886 | #470 | 22 | 0.0152% |
| 1885 | #617 | 13 | 0.0098% |
| 1884 | #490 | 18 | 0.0140% |
| 1883 | #570 | 12 | 0.0107% |
| 1882 | #549 | 12 | 0.0111% |
| 1881 | #520 | 11 | 0.0120% |
| 1880 | #507 | 12 | 0.0132% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | #5,991 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1972 | #5,320 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1970 | #4,028 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1967 | #3,741 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1966 | #3,707 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1964 | #2,476 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1963 | #4,318 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1962 | #2,437 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1961 | #3,215 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1960 | #3,842 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1959 | #3,419 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1958 | #4,211 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1957 | #3,133 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1956 | #2,560 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1954 | #3,291 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1953 | #3,606 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1952 | #3,224 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1951 | #2,757 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1950 | #3,936 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1949 | #2,277 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1948 | #2,889 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1947 | #3,221 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1946 | #3,031 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1945 | #2,655 | 8 | 0.0006% |
| 1944 | #2,383 | 10 | 0.0007% |
| 1943 | #2,646 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1941 | #2,136 | 12 | 0.0010% |
| 1940 | #2,033 | 13 | 0.0011% |
| 1939 | #2,710 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1938 | #3,773 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1936 | #3,017 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1935 | #3,912 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1934 | #2,333 | 11 | 0.0011% |
| 1933 | #3,458 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1932 | #3,223 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1931 | #2,968 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1930 | #2,885 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1929 | #2,390 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1928 | #3,227 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1927 | #3,025 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1926 | #3,259 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1925 | #3,269 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1924 | #4,659 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1923 | #4,024 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1922 | #4,627 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1921 | #2,892 | 10 | 0.0009% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Jeanne Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You are honest, benevolent, brilliant and often inventive, full of high inspirations. You are courageous, honest, determined, original and creative. You are a leader, especially for a cause. Sometimes you do not care to finish what you start, and may leave details to others. You can do well in position of authority, and prospers in intellectual and professional fields. You have an eventful, exciting life. You are versatile and have the ability to learn easily.
Dependable, very down-to-earth and well grounded, you are always looking for meaningful work, a career where you can take pride in your work and do the best job you are capable of. Your prime desire is to build protected and secure environment at home and at work. You can be very persuasive in achieving goals and gaining objectives. You can be very detailed and well-organized and possess great organizational skills. At times you may appear too stubborn and overly critical to others, but your practical approach to life and productivity makes you one of the most beneficent members of community.
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