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Jeanne

Girl name

Jeanne has been given to 163,609 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1947.

Meaning & origin

From French Jeanne, from Middle French Jehanne, from Medieval Latin Johanna, variant of Latin Ioanna under influence from Latin Iōhannēs, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννα (Iōánna), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָה (Yôḥānāh, literally “God is gracious”), the feminized form of יְהוֹחָנָן (Yəhōḥānān) which produced John and its many doublets. Doublet of Ivana, Jana, Jane, Janice, Janis, Jean, Jen, Joan, Joanna, Joanne, Johanna, Juana, Shavonne, Sian, Siobhan, Shane, Shaun, Shauna, and Sheena.

Origin: French

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

01.091k2.182k3.273k4.364k 18801900192019401960198020002020 Girls Boys
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Total babies

163,609

Peak year

1947 (4,371 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▼ -25%

Gender split

100% girls / 0% boys

Famous people named Jeanne

Jeanne Moreau

French actress, singer, screenwriter and director (1928-2017)

Jeanne Calment

French supercentenarian, person with the longest confirmed lifespan (1875–1997)

Annie Lennox

Scottish singer-songwriter (born 1954)

Joan I of Navarre

Queen regnant of Navarre and queen consort of France

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