How Many People Are Named Jeane?
An estimated 1,387 people in the United States have the first name Jeane. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 65 years old, and Jeane peaked in popularity in 1924 with 153 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jeane as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Jeane paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,387
About 1 in 247,119 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.6% confidence
Average Age
65
years old
Peak Year
1924
153 births
Total Registered
4,504
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jeane
Jeane is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,504 total births registered, 99.6% were female.
Jeane as a male name
Ranked #3,294 in 1927
8 male births in 1927
Peak: 1923 (8 births)
Jeane as a female name
Ranked #13,303 in 2017
7 female births in 2017
Peak: 1924 (153 births)
Jeane: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jeane span from the 1880s to the 2010s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 1,329 babies were registered. Jeane has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jeane by Decade
How has Jeane tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Jeane by State
Birth registrations for Jeane span all 27 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Pennsylvania, California. The lowest are in Oregon, Kentucky, Colorado. On average, about 51 Jeanes were registered per state.
Jeane + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jeane as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Jeane
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Jeane: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jeane?
We estimate approximately 1,387 people named Jeane are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 247,119 Americans share this first name.
Is Jeane a common name?
Jeane is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,504 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jeane most popular?
Jeane reached peak popularity in 1924, when 153 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jeane is approximately 65 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jeane a female name?
Jeane is predominantly female. 99.6% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jeane Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jeane Smith, Jeane Johnson, Jeane Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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