How Many People Are Named Jeanette Lee?

There are approximately 188 people named Jeanette Lee living in the United States today. That makes this name combination uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 1,823,161 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Jeanette with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Lee. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

188

1 in 1,823,161 Americans

Combination Rarity

Uncommon

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Jeanette

Last Name

Lee

Jeanette: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Jeanette. The peak year was 1939 with 2,902 births. The average person named Jeanette today is 61 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Jeanette

In the 2020 Census, the first name Jeanette was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (64.60%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (15.99%) and Black (14.01%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Jeanette in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Jeanette rose or fell over time.

White

64.60%

Black

14.01%

Hispanic

15.99%

Asian/Pacific Islander

2.47%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.76%

Two or More Races

2.17%

Ancestry of the Lee Surname

The surname Lee was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Asian and Pacific Islander in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Lee in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

33.24%

Black

15.26%

Hispanic

2.53%

Asian/Pacific Islander

43.90%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.90%

Two or More Races

4.16%

How we calculated this

The first name "Jeanette" has an estimated frequency of 0.0236% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Lee" appears at a rate of 232.74 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Jeanette are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 188 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Jeanette

Jeanette Smith Jeanette Johnson Jeanette Williams Jeanette Brown Jeanette Jones Jeanette Garcia Jeanette Baker

Other people with the surname Lee

Michael Lee James Lee John Lee David Lee Robert Lee William Lee Christopher Lee Joseph Lee

Jeanette Lee: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Jeanette Lee?

We estimate approximately 188 people named Jeanette Lee are alive in the United States today. The first name Jeanette is shared by 80,906 Americans, and the surname Lee is shared by 797,728.

How rare is the name Jeanette Lee?

This name combination is classified as Uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 1,823,161 Americans. The first name Jeanette is uncommon and the surname Lee is very common.

Is Jeanette a male or female name?

Jeanette is predominantly female, with 0.3% of bearers being male and 99.7% female. It peaked in popularity in 1939 and the average bearer today is 61 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Jeanette?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Jeanette was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (64.60%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (15.99%) and Black (14.01%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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