Girl · #9,357 in 2026

Jeana

Jeana is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:Jeana Keough, American television personality, realtor, actress, and model Jeana Ross, American politician from Alabama Jeana Varnell, survivor of American Airlines Flight 1420 Jeana Yeager, American aviator

  • English
Current Rank
#9,357
Peak Rank
#671 (1970)
Total Babies
8K
5-Yr Trend
-30%
1922
First Year
2026
Last Year
1970
Peak Year
#671
Peak Rank
8K
Total Count
97
Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Jeana

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Jeana is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:Jeana Keough, American television personality, realtor, actress, and model Jeana Ross, American politician from Alabama Jeana Varnell, survivor of American Airlines Flight 1420 Jeana Yeager, American aviator

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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)

  • English

The Story of Jeana

American parents first put Jeana on the record books as a baby girl name in 1922, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1970, when 231 Jeanas were born — ranking #684 that year. About 26% of every Jeana on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Jeana ranks #9,357 for baby girls with 8 births, falling sharply (-30%). All told, over 8K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1920s to the 2020s.

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Variants & Related Forms of Jeana

Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Jeana. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Names that sound like Jeana

Phonetically similar names — useful when Jeana is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

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Frequently Asked Questions about Jeana

What does the name Jeana mean?
Jeana is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:Jeana Keough, American television personality, realtor, actress, and model Jeana Ross, American politician from Alabama Jeana Varnell, survivor of American Airlines Flight 1420 Jeana Yeager, American aviator
What is the origin of the name Jeana?
Jeana has roots in the following cultural and linguistic traditions: English.
How popular is Jeana in 2026?
In 2026, Jeana ranks #9,357 among girls' names in the U.S., with 8 babies given the name that year.
When was Jeana most popular?
Jeana reached its peak popularity in 1970, ranking #671 that year with 231 babies given the name.
In which U.S. states is Jeana most popular?
Jeana has historically been most popular in Idaho, Oklahoma, Arkansas. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Jeana.
Is Jeana a unisex name?
In U.S. Social Security records, Jeana is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.
What names go well with Jeana?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Jeana include Claudie, Esta, Alvera. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.
What are nicknames or variants of Jeana?
Common variants and related forms of Jeana include Eugenia, Eugenie, Geena, Gena, Georgeanna, Georgene. These cover foreign-language equivalents, alternate spellings, and short forms.

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About the name Jeana

Jeana is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1922 and has accumulated 8K births in the dataset. Jeana's peak popularity came in 1970 when it ranked #671. Use the chart and map above to compare Jeana's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.

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Data sources

  • Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
  • Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
  • Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
  • Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
  • Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.