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Jeannie

Girl

Meaning of Jeannie: Hebrew: 'God is gracious'

Jeannie is a girl's name most strongly associated with Scottish naming. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 6578th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 2771st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#6578

16 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2771

9 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

36,170

First recorded 1882 · peak 1957

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 392 babies1982: 371 babies1983: 297 babies1984: 338 babies1985: 301 babies1986: 249 babies1987: 235 babies1988: 200 babies1989: 174 babies1990: 147 babies19901991: 172 babies1992: 149 babies1993: 107 babies1994: 112 babies1995: 102 babies1996: 104 babies1997: 69 babies1998: 69 babies1999: 66 babies2000: 57 babies20002001: 84 babies2002: 66 babies2003: 58 babies2004: 36 babies2005: 49 babies2006: 39 babies2007: 39 babies2008: 38 babies2009: 28 babies2010: 26 babies20102011: 29 babies2012: 28 babies2013: 29 babies2014: 19 babies2015: 24 babies2016: 31 babies2017: 27 babies2018: 20 babies2019: 22 babies2020: 19 babies20202021: 20 babies2022: 23 babies2023: 29 babies2024: 23 babies2025: 16 babies
US babies named Jeannie per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 392.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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