Jeannine
Meaning
“French diminutive of Jeanne, 'God is gracious'”
Jeannine 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. Jeannine peaked in the 1920s and the 1980s in nearly equal measure.
See popularity in Brazil
Popularity in Brazil
115 people · the #37,388 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,000,000 · median age 43
Among people named Jeannine living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Jeannine
Most people given the name Jeannine in the United States were born between 1950 and 1979. The Jeannine 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 Jeannine deep dive
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