Jeana
A feminine form of the English name Jeanne, derived from the French Jehanne.
Name Census estimates that about 6,756 living Americans carry the first name Jeana. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Jeana today is around 47 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jeana births was 1970 (231 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jeana. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Jeana with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
6.8K
~ 1 in 50,733 Americans
Peak year
1970
231 babies that year
Average age
47
years old
2024 SSA rank
#8,644
Tracked since 1922
Census
Jeana in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 6,974 people with the first name Jeana, which placed it at #3,140 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#3,140
National first-name rank
People counted
7.0K
6,974 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
2.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
78.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jeana
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jeana is White at 78.9%. The next largest groups are Black (5.9%) and Hispanic (5.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Jeana described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Jeana at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White78.9% · 5,502
- Black or African American5.9% · 410
- Hispanic or Latino5.8% · 405
- Asian and Pacific Islander4.2% · 295
- Two or more races4.1% · 285
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.1% · 77
Popularity
Jeana: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jeana from the 1920s through to the 2020s, spanning 11 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1970s, with 2,033 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1970s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jeana by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Jeana during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Jeanas live
The SSA's state-level files cover 34 states and territories. Texas, California, Illinois recorded the most babies named Jeana, while Idaho, New Mexico, West Virginia recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 121 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Jeana
The name Jeana is a variant of the French name Jeanne, which is itself derived from the Hebrew name Yohanan, meaning "God is gracious." The name has its origins in the biblical figure John the Baptist, one of the most important figures in the New Testament.
The name Jeanne was introduced to France in the Middle Ages and became particularly popular during the 15th century, thanks to the fame of Joan of Arc, the heroic French peasant girl who helped lead the French army to several important victories during the Hundred Years' War. Joan of Arc, whose name was originally Jeanne d'Arc, was born around 1412 and was later canonized as a saint by the Catholic Church.
Another notable figure with the name Jeanne was Jeanne de Valois, Queen of Navarre, who lived from 1572 to 1642. She was a prominent author and patron of the arts, known for her writings on feminism and religious tolerance.
In the 17th century, the French philosopher and mathematician René Descartes had a daughter named Jeanne Francine Descartes, who was born in 1635 and tragically died at the age of 5.
The name Jeana, with its variant spelling, began to emerge in the English-speaking world in the 20th century. One of the earliest notable individuals with this spelling was Jeana Yeager, an American aviator and former Air Force officer, who was born in 1952 and is known for her record-breaking flights and contributions to aerospace technology.
Another prominent figure with the name Jeana is Jeana Keough, an American reality television personality and actress, who was born in 1955 and is best known for her appearances on the popular television series The Real Housewives of Orange County.
While the name Jeana may have evolved from its French and Hebrew roots, it has taken on a distinct identity in the modern era, with notable individuals from various fields contributing to its recognition and popularity.
People
Jeana + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jeana as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with J
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Jeana: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jeana?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 6,756 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jeana going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 50,733 US residents.
Is Jeana a common name?
We classify Jeana as "Rare". It ranks above 97.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 7,685 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jeana most popular?
The single biggest year for Jeana was 1970, when 231 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jeana is about 47 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Jeana in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 6,974 people with the name Jeana, or 2.31 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #3,140 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Jeana in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Jeana?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jeana appears almost entirely female. Of the 6,976 people counted with this name, 99.8% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Jeana?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jeana is White at 78.9%. The next largest groups are Black (5.9%) and Hispanic (5.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Jeana most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Jeana in the 2020 Census, accounting for 78.9% (5,502 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Jeana in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jeana a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Jeana in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Jeana still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jeana in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Jeana can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are called Jeana?
You can see how many Americans are named Jeana on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — same data roots, lighter UI.