Jean - A very unique female name
Jean, meaning God is gracious, appeared on the charts for the first time in 1910 on position #77. In this article you'll learn the history of this name, statistics, see famous people named Jean and more.
With that position 1 in 141,325 baby girls were given this name - making this a very unique female name according to our Popularity Score algorithm. Jean peaked in popularity 93 years ago in 1926 on position 12.
Famous with this name
Jeannette Sousa
Jean Smart
Jean-Claude Van Damme
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Jean is currently topping the charts in...
Did you know that popularity can vary a lot between states? Jean is currently topping the baby name charts in California at position #2,231 - and is the least popular in California at position #2,231.Why care about state specific baby name charts? It could be that a name that is very popular on the national overall charts is less (or even more) popular where you live. So make sure you check out the state specific charts below and find out how popular or unique Jean is where you live.
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Jean origin and meaning
Jean is a 4 letter name with 1 syllables. This name means God is gracious. To see famous people named Jean, pop culture references for the name Jean and nicknames & variations - visit Nameberry or Wikipedia.Similar to Jean
We've found the following names that sound similar to Jean, sorted by popularity.
Joan / Jane / Jamie / Jasmine / Joanne / June / Jeanne / Joann / Jenna / Joanna /Name statistics
Most parents-to-be know if they want a popular or unique name, and with these charts and data tables you can easily get a better
understanding of how popular or unique this name is.
With a quick glance you can easily tell if this name is increasing or declining in popularity - But note that its current popularity can actually
differ a lot from state to state.
Chart position per year (visualized)
Chart position per state (visualized)
Chart position per year (table view)
| Year | Rank |
|---|---|
| 2012 | 3990 |
| 2011 | 2832 |
| 2010 | 2953 |
| 2009 | 4085 |
| 2008 | 3383 |
| 2007 | 2933 |
| 2006 | 3048 |
| 2005 | 2354 |
| 2004 | 2244 |
| 2003 | 2120 |
| 2002 | 2231 |
| 2001 | 1909 |
| 2000 | 1420 |
| 1999 | 1562 |
| 1998 | 1197 |
| 1997 | 1316 |
| 1996 | 1200 |
| 1995 | 1136 |
| 1994 | 1042 |
| 1993 | 946 |
| 1992 | 939 |
| 1991 | 759 |
| 1990 | 787 |
| 1989 | 625 |
| 1988 | 620 |
| 1987 | 537 |
| 1986 | 513 |
| 1985 | 461 |
| 1984 | 413 |
| 1983 | 411 |
| 1982 | 390 |
| 1981 | 383 |
| 1980 | 351 |
| 1979 | 354 |
| 1978 | 339 |
| 1977 | 312 |
| 1976 | 283 |
| 1975 | 276 |
| 1974 | 259 |
| 1973 | 230 |
| 1972 | 212 |
| 1971 | 173 |
| 1970 | 159 |
| 1969 | 168 |
| 1968 | 158 |
| 1967 | 135 |
| 1966 | 124 |
| 1965 | 113 |
| 1964 | 100 |
| 1963 | 97 |
| 1962 | 95 |
| 1961 | 92 |
| 1960 | 86 |
| 1959 | 77 |
| 1958 | 73 |
| 1957 | 67 |
| 1956 | 65 |
| 1955 | 60 |
| 1954 | 56 |
| 1953 | 52 |
| 1952 | 50 |
| 1951 | 49 |
| 1950 | 48 |
| 1949 | 45 |
| 1948 | 47 |
| 1947 | 39 |
| 1946 | 37 |
| 1945 | 38 |
| 1944 | 37 |
| 1943 | 36 |
| 1942 | 36 |
| 1941 | 32 |
| 1940 | 29 |
| 1939 | 32 |
| 1938 | 27 |
| 1937 | 23 |
| 1936 | 20 |
| 1935 | 18 |
| 1934 | 16 |
| 1933 | 14 |
| 1932 | 15 |
| 1931 | 13 |
| 1930 | 14 |
| 1929 | 12 |
| 1928 | 12 |
| 1927 | 14 |
| 1926 | 12 |
| 1925 | 14 |
| 1924 | 16 |
| 1923 | 19 |
| 1922 | 20 |
| 1921 | 25 |
| 1920 | 33 |
| 1919 | 37 |
| 1918 | 37 |
| 1917 | 40 |
| 1916 | 45 |
| 1915 | 48 |
| 1914 | 54 |
| 1913 | 60 |
| 1912 | 64 |
| 1911 | 74 |
| 1910 | 77 |
Chart position per state (table view)
| State | Rank |
|---|---|
| California | 2231 |
Even more about Jean
These are some of the common questions you may want to have answered to know if this is the perfect name for your baby.
