Jean was a hugely popular girls' name that peaked at #12 in 1926 but is far less common today.
Jean is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #2,130 among girls (88) and #1,172 among boys (176) — overall #1,850 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 264 | 278 | #2,130 | #1,172 |
| 2024 | 260 | 278 | #2,425 | #1,142 |
| 2023 | 219 | 233 | #2,631 | #1,266 |
| 2022 | 208 | 226 | #2,476 | #1,385 |
| 2021 | 191 | 214 | #2,241 | #1,592 |
| 2020 | 197 | 216 | #2,358 | #1,420 |
| 2019 | 233 | 247 | #2,099 | #1,300 |
| 2018 | 224 | 253 | #2,396 | #1,248 |
| 2017 | 235 | 268 | #2,474 | #1,160 |
| 2016 | 257 | 296 | #2,451 | #1,083 |
| 2015 | 221 | 280 | #2,665 | #1,202 |
| 2014 | 261 | 332 | #2,380 | #1,066 |
| 2013 | 248 | 324 | #2,741 | #1,042 |
| 2012 | 249 | 373 | #2,916 | #1,027 |
| 2011 | 267 | 390 | #2,966 | #951 |
| 2010 | 341 | 502 | #2,624 | #800 |
| 2009 | 256 | 423 | #3,535 | #959 |
| 2008 | 283 | 464 | #2,905 | #921 |
| 2007 | 327 | 563 | #2,264 | #863 |
| 2006 | 372 | 607 | #2,522 | #722 |
| 2005 | 322 | 549 | #2,268 | #798 |
| 2004 | 371 | 605 | #2,272 | #687 |
| 2003 | 356 | 619 | #2,023 | #705 |
| 2002 | 349 | 682 | #2,008 | #695 |
| 2001 | 400 | 781 | #1,634 | #648 |
| 2000 | 410 | 867 | #1,537 | #629 |
| 1999 | 355 | 749 | #1,552 | #685 |
| 1998 | 341 | 700 | #1,218 | #806 |
| 1997 | 386 | — | #1,284 | #660 |
| 1996 | 380 | — | #1,250 | #681 |
| 1995 | 450 | — | #1,115 | #602 |
| 1994 | 486 | — | #980 | #607 |
| 1993 | 642 | — | #902 | #489 |
| 1992 | 575 | — | #923 | #533 |
| 1991 | 580 | — | #753 | #577 |
| 1990 | 622 | — | #772 | #522 |
| 1989 | 610 | — | #610 | #609 |
| 1988 | 618 | — | #610 | #540 |
| 1987 | 664 | — | #529 | #542 |
| 1986 | 660 | — | #517 | #551 |
| 1985 | 716 | — | #461 | #557 |
| 1984 | 787 | — | #409 | #524 |
| 1983 | 805 | — | #411 | #501 |
| 1982 | 874 | — | #382 | #516 |
| 1981 | 845 | — | #380 | #546 |
| 1980 | 896 | — | #348 | #590 |
| 1979 | 864 | — | #353 | #596 |
| 1978 | 834 | — | #334 | #619 |
| 1977 | 945 | — | #311 | #627 |
| 1976 | 1,029 | — | #281 | #547 |
| 1975 | 1,076 | — | #272 | #582 |
| 1974 | 1,190 | — | #261 | #522 |
| 1973 | 1,334 | — | #231 | #523 |
| 1972 | 1,528 | — | #212 | #524 |
| 1971 | 2,070 | — | #173 | #472 |
| 1970 | 2,385 | — | #159 | #491 |
| 1969 | 2,144 | — | #167 | #503 |
| 1968 | 2,310 | — | #158 | #497 |
| 1967 | 2,753 | — | #136 | #520 |
| 1966 | 3,120 | — | #123 | #537 |
| 1965 | 3,563 | — | #112 | #545 |
| 1964 | 4,263 | — | #100 | #607 |
| 1963 | 4,636 | — | #97 | #638 |
| 1962 | 5,014 | — | #95 | #665 |
| 1961 | 5,523 | — | #92 | #631 |
| 1960 | 5,785 | — | #86 | #646 |
| 1959 | 6,383 | — | #77 | #632 |
| 1958 | 6,667 | — | #73 | #637 |
| 1957 | 7,214 | — | #67 | #598 |
| 1956 | 7,345 | — | #65 | #583 |
| 1955 | 7,631 | — | #60 | #602 |
| 1954 | 7,824 | — | #56 | #587 |
| 1953 | 7,692 | — | #52 | #651 |
| 1952 | 7,657 | — | #50 | #577 |
| 1951 | 7,769 | — | #49 | #583 |
| 1950 | 7,597 | — | #48 | #520 |
| 1949 | 7,924 | — | #45 | #523 |
| 1948 | 7,924 | — | #47 | #545 |
| 1947 | 9,096 | — | #40 | #539 |
| 1946 | 8,706 | — | #37 | #521 |
| 1945 | 7,585 | — | #38 | #481 |
| 1944 | 7,822 | — | #37 | #466 |
| 1943 | 8,259 | — | #36 | #485 |
| 1942 | 8,414 | — | #36 | #492 |
| 1941 | 7,992 | — | #32 | #477 |
| 1940 | 8,214 | — | #29 | #470 |
| 1939 | 7,449 | — | #32 | #459 |
| 1938 | 7,930 | — | #27 | #449 |
| 1937 | 8,548 | — | #23 | #450 |
| 1936 | 8,715 | — | #20 | #413 |
| 1935 | 9,047 | — | #18 | #391 |
| 1934 | 9,896 | — | #16 | #419 |
| 1933 | 10,170 | — | #14 | #382 |
| 1932 | 10,910 | — | #15 | #360 |
| 1931 | 11,299 | — | #13 | #324 |
| 1930 | 12,274 | — | #14 | #325 |
| 1929 | 12,153 | — | #12 | #327 |
| 1928 | 12,536 | — | #12 | #309 |
| 1927 | 12,775 | — | #14 | #360 |
| 1926 | 12,466 | — | #12 | #336 |
| 1925 | 11,901 | — | #14 | #331 |
| 1924 | 11,056 | — | #16 | #313 |
| 1923 | 9,818 | — | #19 | #332 |
| 1922 | 9,398 | — | #20 | #349 |
| 1921 | 8,883 | — | #25 | #348 |
| 1920 | 7,991 | — | #33 | #357 |
| 1919 | 7,023 | — | #37 | #392 |
| 1918 | 6,825 | — | #37 | #398 |
| 1917 | 5,879 | — | #40 | #412 |
| 1916 | 5,243 | — | #45 | #440 |
| 1915 | 4,765 | — | #48 | #424 |
| 1914 | 3,394 | — | #54 | #451 |
| 1913 | 2,645 | — | #60 | #428 |
| 1912 | 2,146 | — | #64 | #411 |
| 1911 | 1,425 | — | #74 | #442 |
| 1910 | 1,290 | — | #77 | #400 |
| 1909 | 963 | — | #90 | #550 |
| 1908 | 883 | — | #91 | #434 |
| 1907 | 810 | — | #96 | #344 |
| 1906 | 694 | — | #100 | #416 |
| 1905 | 570 | — | #115 | #485 |
| 1904 | 509 | — | #122 | #414 |
| 1903 | 484 | — | #121 | #440 |
| 1902 | 430 | — | #138 | #446 |
| 1901 | 360 | — | #149 | #320 |
| 1900 | 495 | — | #132 | #499 |
| 1899 | 331 | — | #147 | #565 |
| 1898 | 362 | — | #147 | #443 |
| 1897 | 278 | — | #172 | #429 |
| 1896 | 282 | — | #173 | #376 |
| 1895 | 251 | — | #177 | #465 |
| 1894 | 261 | — | #167 | #449 |
| 1893 | 230 | — | #171 | #488 |
| 1892 | 213 | — | #182 | #452 |
| 1891 | 198 | — | #178 | #436 |
| 1890 | 175 | — | #187 | #498 |
| 1889 | 183 | — | #173 | #566 |
| 1888 | 159 | — | #185 | #540 |
| 1887 | 133 | — | #187 | #363 |
| 1886 | 135 | — | #182 | #585 |
| 1885 | 116 | — | #189 | #451 |
| 1884 | 128 | — | #173 | #357 |
| 1883 | 102 | — | #183 | #408 |
| 1882 | 72 | — | #223 | #560 |
| 1881 | 53 | — | #237 | #625 |
| 1880 | 71 | — | #203 | #546 |