# Jeanne (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/jeanne/  
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 | French |
| Meaning | “god is gracious” |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 163,609 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 360 / 163,249 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 140, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From French Jeanne, from Middle French Jehanne, from Medieval Latin Johanna, variant of Latin Ioanna under influence from Latin Iōhannēs, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννα (Iōánna), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָה (Yôḥānāh, literally “God is gracious”), the feminized form of יְהוֹחָנָן (Yəhōḥānān) which produced John and its many doublets. Doublet of Ivana, Jana, Jane, Janice, Janis, Jean, Jen, Joan, Joanna, Joanne, Johanna, Juana, Shavonne, Sian, Siobhan, Shane, Shaun, Shauna, and Sheena.

## What it means

Jeanne is grouped under grace.

## 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 | 39 | 3,874 |
| 2012 | 42 | 3,744 |
| 2013 | 35 | 4,197 |
| 2014 | 35 | 4,215 |
| 2015 | 40 | 3,803 |
| 2016 | 36 | 4,124 |
| 2017 | 37 | 4,028 |
| 2018 | 47 | 3,369 |
| 2019 | 42 | 3,636 |
| 2020 | 40 | 3,708 |
| 2021 | 41 | 3,706 |
| 2022 | 31 | 4,521 |
| 2023 | 40 | 3,802 |
| 2024 | 33 | 4,327 |
| 2025 | 30 | 4,601 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 7 | 3,291 |
| 1956 | 11 | 2,560 |
| 1957 | 8 | 3,133 |
| 1958 | 5 | 4,211 |
| 1959 | 7 | 3,420 |
| 1960 | 6 | 3,841 |
| 1961 | 8 | 3,218 |
| 1962 | 12 | 2,438 |
| 1963 | 5 | 4,317 |
| 1964 | 12 | 2,476 |
| 1966 | 6 | 3,708 |
| 1967 | 6 | 3,741 |
| 1970 | 7 | 4,027 |
| 1972 | 5 | 5,320 |
| 1976 | 5 | 5,991 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 6 | 3,422 |
| 2010 | 8 | 2,843 |
| 2011 | 13 | 2,025 |
| 2012 | 7 | 3,285 |
| 2013 | 6 | 3,536 |
| 2014 | 6 | 3,514 |
| 2015 | 3 | 5,730 |
| 2016 | 3 | 5,785 |
| 2017 | 7 | 3,229 |
| 2018 | 6 | 3,518 |
| 2019 | 7 | 3,151 |
| 2020 | 5 | 3,899 |
| 2021 | 5 | 3,961 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4,645 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5,927 |

## People named Jeanne

- Jeanne Moreau, French actress, singer, screenwriter and director (1928-2017)
- Jeanne Calment, French supercentenarian, person with the longest confirmed lifespan (1875–1997)
- Jeanne Crain, American actress (1925–2003)
- Jeanne Baret, French explorer, naturalist and botanist (1740-1807)
- Jeanne Tripplehorn, American actress
- Jeanne Balibar, French actress and singer
- Jeanne Hébuterne, French painter (1898–1920)
- Jeanne Julie Éléonore de Lespinasse, French Salon-holder
- Jeanne Eagels, American actress (1890–1929)
- Jeanne Cooper, American actress (1928-2013)
- Jeanne Villepreux-Power, French biologist (1794-1871)
- Jeanne Lanvin, French fashion designer (1867–1946)

## 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.