Jeannine
Jeannine is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Jeannine Altmeyer, American operatic soprano Jeannine Baticle (1920–2014), French curator Jeannine Burch, Swiss television actress Jeannine Davis-Kimball (1929–2017), American archaeologist Jeannine Edwards (sportscaster), American sportscaster who works for ESPN Jeannine Garside, rising star in women's boxing Jeannine Gramick, Roman…
- French
- English
Meaning & Origin of Jeannine
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jeannine is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Jeannine Altmeyer, American operatic soprano Jeannine Baticle (1920–2014), French curator Jeannine Burch, Swiss television actress Jeannine Davis-Kimball (1929–2017), American archaeologist Jeannine Edwards (sportscaster), American sportscaster who works for ESPN Jeannine Garside, rising star in women's boxing Jeannine Gramick, Roman…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- French
- English
The Story of Jeannine
Jeannine first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1914, with 13 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1929: 1,183 births, good for #172 nationwide. The 1960s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 23% of all recorded Jeannines. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (8 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 24K Jeannines have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Jeannine
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About the name Jeannine
Jeannine is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 24K births in the dataset. Jeannine's peak popularity came in 1929 when it ranked #172. Use the chart and map above to compare Jeannine'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 .
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