Jeantte
Feminine diminutive form of the French name Jeanne, meaning "God is gracious."
Name Census estimates that about 23 living Americans carry the first name Jeantte. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Jeantte today is around 61 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jeantte births was 1961 (8 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jeantte. 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.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Jeantte. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
23
~ 1 in 14,902,363 Americans
Peak year
1961
8 babies that year
Average age
61
years old
1972 SSA rank
#6,186
Tracked since 1961
Census
Jeantte in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 131 people with the first name Jeantte, which placed it at #48,547 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
#48,547
National first-name rank
People counted
131
131 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.0
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
35.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jeantte
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jeantte is White at 35.9%. The next largest groups are Black (26.7%) and Hispanic (26.7%). 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 Jeantte 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 Jeantte at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White35.9% · 47
- Black or African American26.7% · 35
- Hispanic or Latino26.7% · 35
- Two or more races6.1% · 8
- Asian and Pacific Islander4.6% · 6
Popularity
Jeantte: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jeantte from the 1960s through to the 1970s, spanning 2 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1960s, with 20 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1960s peak, Jeantte remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jeantte 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 Jeantte during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Jeantte
The name Jeantte is derived from the French feminine form of the name Jean, which in turn comes from the Hebrew name Yohanan, meaning "Yahweh is gracious." The name Jeantte likely emerged in medieval France as a variant spelling of Jeannette, a diminutive form of Jeanne.
The earliest recorded use of the name Jeantte can be traced back to the 13th century in France. In 1284, a woman named Jeantte de Montfort was mentioned in a document from the Duchy of Brittany. This suggests that the name was in use among the French nobility during this time period.
One of the most notable historical figures bearing the name Jeantte was Jeantte d'Arc, better known as Joan of Arc (1412-1431). She was a French heroine who played a pivotal role in the Hundred Years' War, leading French forces to several important victories before being captured and executed by the English.
In the 16th century, Jeantte Seymour (c. 1508-1537) was the third wife of King Henry VIII of England. She gave birth to the future King Edward VI and played an influential role in the English Reformation before her untimely death.
Another notable figure was Jeantte Rankin (1880-1973), an American politician and activist who was the first woman elected to the United States Congress in 1917. She was a pacifist and a leading advocate for women's rights and social welfare.
In the realm of literature, Jeantte Winterson (born 1959) is a celebrated English writer known for works such as "Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit" and "The Passion." She has been praised for her innovative and imaginative writing style.
While the name Jeantte has its roots in France, it has been adopted and used in various cultures and languages over the centuries, reflecting the global influence of French culture and the enduring popularity of names derived from biblical origins.
People
Jeantte + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jeantte as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Other names starting with J
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Jeantte: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jeantte?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 23 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jeantte 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 14,902,363 US residents.
Is Jeantte a common name?
We classify Jeantte as "Very Rare". It ranks above 42.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 28 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jeantte most popular?
The single biggest year for Jeantte was 1961, when 8 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jeantte is about 61 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Jeantte in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 131 people with the name Jeantte, or 0.04 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #48,547 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 Jeantte 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 Jeantte?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jeantte appears almost entirely female. Of the 127 people counted with this name, 100.0% 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 Jeantte?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jeantte is White at 35.9%. The next largest groups are Black (26.7%) and Hispanic (26.7%). 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 Jeantte most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Jeantte in the 2020 Census, accounting for 35.9% (47 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 Jeantte in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jeantte a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Jeantte 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 Jeantte still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jeantte 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 Jeantte 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 have the name Jeantte?
See how many people share the name Jeantte on HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site built around that single question.