# Jeanie (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/jeanie/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Jeany |
| US babies named this | 17,148 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 17,148 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 180, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Jean + -ie, q.v. Doublet of Ivanka, Jan, Janelle, Janet, Janey, Janine, Jeanette, Jeannette, Jeannine, Jen, Jenna, Jenny, Jessie, Jo, Jody, Juanita, Shanae, Sinead, and Vanna.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 12 | 9,404 |
| 2012 | 16 | 7,613 |
| 2013 | 9 | 11,404 |
| 2014 | 14 | 8,243 |
| 2015 | 13 | 8,667 |
| 2016 | 11 | 9,704 |
| 2017 | 13 | 8,508 |
| 2018 | 15 | 7,546 |
| 2019 | 13 | 8,329 |
| 2020 | 13 | 8,167 |
| 2021 | 13 | 8,233 |
| 2022 | 19 | 6,325 |
| 2023 | 12 | 8,696 |
| 2024 | 16 | 7,072 |
| 2025 | 21 | 5,807 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 7 | 3,185 |
| 2012 | 5 | 4,171 |
| 2013 | 8 | 2,887 |
| 2014 | 6 | 3,514 |
| 2015 | 7 | 3,252 |
| 2016 | 4 | 4,763 |
| 2017 | 8 | 2,925 |
| 2018 | 6 | 3,518 |
| 2019 | 5 | 4,001 |
| 2020 | 9 | 2,615 |
| 2021 | 11 | 2,341 |
| 2022 | 3 | 5,669 |
| 2023 | 9 | 2,689 |
| 2024 | 12 | 2,253 |
| 2025 | 18 | 1,639 |

## People named Jeanie

- Jeanie MacPherson, actress, screenwriter (1886-1946)
- Jeanie Bryson, American singer
- Jeanie Buss, American sports executive
- Jeanie Tracy, American musician

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.