Jean

Meaning: God is gracious
Origin: French (from Hebrew)

Nicknames: Jeannie, Jeanie

Girl's name · #2130 in the US (2025) · Vintage

34% girls · 66% boys — For most of its history Jean was overwhelmingly a girls' name; since around 1992 most babies named Jean have been boys. Jean →

Popularity over time

Jean belongs to an older America first — it reached #12 back in 1926 — yet it still appears in today's records at #2130. About 458,000 girls have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 3 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#458 in N. Ireland (2025) · #687 in Scotland (2025) · #1,008 in Ireland (2025) · #2,682 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,763 in Canada (2024).

Famous Jeans

Jean Harlow — American film actress (1911–1937)
Jean Simmons — British-American actress (1929–2010)
Jean Arthur — American actress
Jean Rhys — British novelist (1890–1979)
Jean Seberg — American actress (1938–1979)

In stories & tradition

Jean Grey — The Marvel Super Heroes (TV series)
Jean — Genshin Impact (video game)
Jean Loring — Showcase (comics)

What Jeans become

Among 18,589 notable people named Jean:

Lawyers & judges appear 3.12× more often than among typical names — e.g. Jean Galloway Bissell, American judge (1936–1990).

Similar names: Norma · Jeanette · Joanne · Judy · Ann · Juanita

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