Jeannie
Meaning
diminutive of Jean, 'God is gracious'
Jeannie around the world
One shared root links 47 names across 10 languages.
Shared root: from Hebrew Yochanan "God is gracious", carried through Greek Ioannes and Latin Iohannes into nearly every European language
The constellation
37 more branches of this family
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Jeannie peaked in the 1950s.
See popularity in Brazil
Popularity in Brazil
90 people · the #44,380 first name in Brazil · median age 41
Among people named Jeannie living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Jeannie
Most people given the name Jeannie in the United States were born between 1950 and 1979. The Jeannie you meet today is most often in her 50s or 60s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Jeannie deep dive
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