The first name Jeanine
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
A female given name.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Jeanine last appeared in the official list in 2005, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 2003, with 3 births (#4,373).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Jeanine with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Jeanine at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 9 girls born in the United States were named Jeanine, the 10,457th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1960, when 850 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Jeanine
10 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Jeanine ÁñezBolivian politician and Former President of Bolivia (2019–2020)
- Jeanine Hennis-PlasschaertDutch former politician and diplomat, born 1973
- Jeanine MasonAmerican dancer, born 1991
- Jeanine RemaBurundian musician, born 1959
- Jeanine MeerapfelGerman-Argentine film director, screenwriter and film lecturer, born 1943
- Jeanine CicogniniBadminton player, born 1986
- Jeanine CumminsAmerican author, born 1974
- The Singing NunBelgian nun and musician, 1933–1985
- Chantal ThomasFrench writer, born 1945
- Janine LieffrigFrench tennis player, born 1938
Questions
- How popular is the name Jeanine?
- In 2005, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Jeanine, ranking 4,798th. Its peak was 2003, with 3 births.
- Is Jeanine a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 23,826 US babies named Jeanine since 1880 were girls.
- When was Jeanine most popular?
- 1960 in the United States, when 850 babies were named Jeanine, its highest rank at 324th.