Jeanmarie
A French feminine name combining "Jean", derived from Hebrew for "God is gracious", with "Marie", meaning "bitter" or "beloved".
Name Census estimates that about 1,853 living Americans carry the first name Jeanmarie. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Jeanmarie today is around 56 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jeanmarie births was 1963 (120 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jeanmarie. 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.
People living today
1.9K
~ 1 in 184,973 Americans
Peak year
1963
120 babies that year
Average age
56
years old
2018 SSA rank
#16,709
Tracked since 1924
Census
Jeanmarie in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 4,247 people with the first name Jeanmarie, which placed it at #4,414 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
#4,414
National first-name rank
People counted
4.2K
4,247 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
1.4
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
77.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jeanmarie
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jeanmarie is White at 77.3%. The next largest groups are Black (14.9%) and Hispanic (3.8%). 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 Jeanmarie 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 Jeanmarie at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White77.3% · 3,284
- Black or African American14.9% · 633
- Hispanic or Latino3.8% · 162
- Two or more races2.0% · 84
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.7% · 74
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.2% · 10
Popularity
Jeanmarie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jeanmarie from the 1920s through to the 2010s, spanning 10 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1960s, with 897 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1960s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jeanmarie 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 Jeanmarie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Jeanmaries live
The SSA's state-level files cover 9 states and territories. New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts recorded the most babies named Jeanmarie, while Michigan, Connecticut, Ohio recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 140 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Jeanmarie
The name Jeanmarie is a combination of two French names, Jean and Marie. Jean is derived from the Hebrew name Yohanan, meaning "Yahweh is gracious." Marie, on the other hand, comes from the Hebrew name Miryam, which means "bitter" or "beloved."
The name Jean has a long history, with its earliest recorded use dating back to the 12th century in France. It gained popularity during the Middle Ages and was often given to boys born on St. John's Day, which celebrates the birth of John the Baptist.
Marie, meanwhile, has been a popular name throughout Europe since the early Christian era. It was the name of the Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus, and has been revered in religious contexts for centuries.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the combined name Jeanmarie dates back to the 16th century in France. However, it was not widely used until the 17th and 18th centuries, particularly among the French nobility and upper classes.
Over the centuries, several notable individuals have borne the name Jeanmarie. One of the earliest was Jeanmarie Duport (1617-1679), a French composer and violinist who served as the Superintendent of Music at the court of Louis XIV.
Another prominent figure was Jeanmarie Leclair (1697-1764), a French composer and violinist who was a pioneer of the French Baroque style and is considered one of the greatest violinists of his time.
In the 19th century, Jeanmarie Trognon (1805-1865) was a French writer and journalist who founded the satirical newspaper Le Tintamarre and was known for his biting wit and social commentary.
More recently, Jeanmarie Dufour (1923-2008) was a French-Canadian actress and singer who had a successful career spanning over six decades, appearing in numerous films, television shows, and stage productions.
Finally, Jeanmarie Guénot (1949-2018) was a French skydiver and BASE jumper who was widely regarded as one of the pioneers of the sport, setting numerous records and inspiring generations of adrenaline seekers.
Notable bearers
Famous people named Jeanmarie
People
Jeanmarie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jeanmarie 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
Jeanmarie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jeanmarie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,853 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jeanmarie 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 184,973 US residents.
Is Jeanmarie a common name?
We classify Jeanmarie as "Rare". It ranks above 93.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 2,313 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jeanmarie most popular?
The single biggest year for Jeanmarie was 1963, when 120 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jeanmarie is about 56 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Jeanmarie in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 4,247 people with the name Jeanmarie, or 1.41 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #4,414 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 Jeanmarie 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 Jeanmarie?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jeanmarie leans strongly female. 3,482 people counted with this name were female (82.1%), compared with 760 male bearers (17.9%). 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 Jeanmarie?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jeanmarie is White at 77.3%. The next largest groups are Black (14.9%) and Hispanic (3.8%). 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 Jeanmarie most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Jeanmarie in the 2020 Census, accounting for 77.3% (3,284 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 Jeanmarie in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jeanmarie a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Jeanmarie 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 Jeanmarie still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jeanmarie 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 Jeanmarie 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 named Jeanmarie?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.