Jean

“God is gracious” — Hebrew via French origin

Girl's name · #2130 in the US (2025) · Heirloom

Jean belongs to an older America first — it reached #12 back in 1926 — yet it still appears in today's records at #2130. About 458,000 girls have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records. For most of its history Jean was overwhelmingly a girls' name; since around 1992 most babies named Jean have been boys. Jean's short forms are Jeannie and Jeanie.

Around the world: about 1 in 2,400 girls in N. Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 4,500 girls in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 7,000 girls in Ireland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 3 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Jeans

Jean Harlow — American film actress (1911–1937)
Jean Simmons — British-American actress (1929–2010)
Jean Arthur — American actress
Jean Rhys — British novelist (1890–1979)
Jean Seberg — American actress (1938–1979)

In stories & tradition

Jean (Hermione Granger) — Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone · Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Jean Grey — The Marvel Super Heroes · Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends
Jean — Genshin Impact

What Jeans become

Among 18,590 notable people named Jean:

Lawyers & judges appear 3.12× more often than among typical names — e.g. Jean Galloway Bissell, United States federal judge.

Similar names: Betty · Jeanette · Joanne · Judy · Ann · Marion

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