Jeannine is a girl name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Jeannine means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Jeannine across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Jeannine has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Jeannine is a girl name of Hebrew origin meaning “God is gracious”. A French feminine diminutive of John, via Jeanne.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 24,072 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Jeannine per year, United States (1914 to 2025). United States peaked in 1929 (1,189/yr).
Jeannine has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1929, when it ranked #315 nationally (given to 1,189 babies that year).
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