Infographic of Jean name meaning, which is A variant form, regarded as Scottish, of Joanna or Johanna, the feminine forms of John.
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Jean Name Popularity

How popular is the name Jean? Here’s everything we know.

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 — 1,209 0.3434%
1911 — 1,354 0.3636%
1912 — 2,037 0.4039%
1913 — 2,539 0.4478%
1914 — 3,268 0.4689%
1915 — 4,600 0.5063%
1916 — 5,079 0.5258%
1917 — 5,690 0.5688%
1918 — 6,597 0.6147%
1919 — 6,795 0.6489%
1920 — 7,713 0.6937%
1921 — 8,593 0.7504%
1922 — 9,106 0.8174%
1923 — 9,511 0.8492%
1924 — 10,718 0.923%
1925 — 11,597 1.026%
1926 — 12,164 1.1059%
1927 — 12,504 1.1296%
1928 — 12,202 1.1404%
1929 — 11,858 1.1448%
1930 — 11,980 1.1469%
1931 — 11,007 1.1152%
1932 — 10,666 1.0796%
1933 — 9,960 1.0691%
1934 — 9,710 1.0044%
1935 — 8,845 0.9102%
1936 — 8,532 0.8857%
1937 — 8,392 0.8516%
1938 — 7,760 0.758%
1939 — 7,290 0.7167%
1940 — 8,058 0.7581%
1941 — 7,836 0.6962%
1942 — 8,254 0.6536%
1943 — 8,097 0.6202%
1944 — 7,649 0.6172%
1945 — 7,423 0.6087%
1946 — 8,554 0.5797%
1947 — 8,942 0.5357%
1948 — 7,769 0.4867%
1949 — 7,762 0.4825%
1950 — 7,431 0.4615%
1951 — 7,626 0.4498%
1952 — 7,512 0.4303%
1953 — 7,568 0.4276%
1954 — 7,663 0.4192%
1955 — 7,483 0.4068%
1956 — 7,175 0.3799%
1957 — 7,041 0.3659%
1958 — 6,523 0.3451%
1959 — 6,234 0.3281%
1960 — 5,636 0.2975%
1961 — 5,360 0.2839%
1962 — 4,877 0.2656%
1963 — 4,479 0.2495%
1964 — 4,096 0.2327%
1965 — 3,351 0.2049%
1966 — 2,903 0.1859%
1967 — 2,546 0.1678%
1968 — 2,066 0.1376%
1969 — 1,887 0.1225%
1970 — 2,104 0.1322%
1971 — 1,759 0.1171%
1972 — 1,276 0.0937%
1973 — 1,085 0.0837%
1974 — 936 0.072%
1975 — 842 0.0655%
1976 — 783 0.0608%
1977 — 722 0.0536%
1978 — 606 0.0451%
1979 — 614 0.0435%
1980 — 638 0.0436%
1981 — 556 0.0378%
1982 — 552 0.0369%
1983 — 481 0.0326%
1984 — 468 0.0315%
1985 — 424 0.0279%
1986 — 356 0.0236%
1987 — 336 0.022%
1988 — 278 0.0178%
1989 — 292 0.0181%
1990 — 209 0.0126%
1991 — 224 0.0137%
1992 — 161 0.0101%
1993 — 151 0.0097%
1994 — 131 0.0085%
1995 — 106 0.007%
1996 — 98 0.0065%
1997 — 82 0.0055%
1998 — 106 0.0071%
1999 — 61 0.0041%
2000 — 83 0.0054%
2001 — 46 0.0031%
2002 — 33 0.0022%
2003 — 40 0.0026%
2004 — 37 0.0024%
2005 — 34 0.0022%
2006 — 20 0.0013%
2007 — 23 0.0015%
2008 — 16 0.001%
2009 — 10 0.0007%
2010 — 21 0.0015%
2011 — 23 0.0016%
2012 — 10 0.0007%
2013 — 27 0.0019%
2014 — 28 0.0019%
2015 — 22 0.0015%
2016 — 23 0.0016%
2017 — 22 0.0016%
2018 — 31 0.0023%
2019 — 39 0.0029%
2020 — 22 0.0017%
2021 — 28 0.0023%
2022 — 31 0.0023%
2023 — 21 0.0016%

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Names Like Jean

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What names are variants of Jean?

Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Jean.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Gene

Short for Eugene

English

Genie

Well-born, noble; God is gracious

Hebrew

Jeana

God is gracious

Hebrew

Jeane

God is gracious

Hebrew

Jeanee

God is gracious

Hebrew

Jeaneen

God is gracious

Hebrew

Jeanelle

English

Jeanene

God is gracious

Hebrew

Jeanette

God is gracious

French

Jeanice

God is gracious

Hebrew

Jeanie

God is gracious

Hebrew

Jeanine

God is gracious

Hebrew

Jeanique

God is gracious

Hebrew

Jeanna

God is gracious

Hebrew

Jeanne

God is gracious

Hebrew

Jeanneen

God is gracious

Hebrew

Jeannetta

God is gracious

Hebrew

Jeannette

God is gracious

Hebrew

Jeannie

God is gracious

Hebrew

Jeannine

God is gracious

Modern

Jeannique

God is gracious

Hebrew

Jeena

Well-born, noble; God is gracious

Hebrew

Jenette

God is gracious

Scottish

Jenica

God is gracious

Hebrew

Jennet

God is gracious

Scottish

Jennetta

God is gracious

Hebrew

Jennine

God is gracious

Hebrew


What names sound like Jean?

If you like how Jean sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Jean.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Jan

God is gracious

Hebrew

Jen

Fair one; white and smooth, soft

Welsh

Jenn

Fair one

Welsh

Joan

God is gracious

Hebrew


What names are similar to Jean?

Find a name that’s like Jean, but just a little bit different.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Gina

Shortened form of Regina

Italian

Janae

God has answered

American

Jenna

Fair magical being

English

Jenny

“The gracious gift of God.” A diminutive form of Joanna.

English

Jessie

He sees

Hebrew


Lists With Jean

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5 Comments

  1. Unless it’s about to trend, don’t name your baby girl “Jean”. It’s my name unfortunately. No one under 60 recognizes as a name. All those pre-60 spell it “Gene“, which is a guy name. And in Canada it means John. Use Julie instead, Julia, Juliette

    • not a mother, but planning to be in like 5-10 years (im 15) and i like to think up baby names, am likely going to use jean as a middle name for my future daughter, something like luna jean. i honestly do think jean is a beautiful name, it just isnt for you maybe.

  2. Jean was my husband’s grandmother’s name. She was an amazing lady, science teacher in small town Georgia. I like that she can choose to go by Jeannie if she prefers.

    • My mom gave me my 1st name in honor of her mother. My grandmother died when my mom was a little girl. My mom gave me my middle name, Jean, for no particular reason; at least, she never gave me one. However, I grew up being call either Jean or Jeannie. I still use my middle name the most, except for legal purposes.

      • My name is Jean and I love my name Not many Jeans when I grew up. My sister is Jane Ann


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