Jean
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- JEEN
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,779 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #1,169 for boys
Vintage revivalUnisex
Jean is a name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is gracious”. In 2025 it ranked 1,779th for girls in the UK (17 babies) and 1,169th for boys in the US (176 babies).
What does Jean mean?
Hebrew: French masculine form of John; Scottish feminine form of Jane
“God is gracious”
In Scotland Jean became a common girls' name; Robert Burns married Jean Armour.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Jean a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Jean has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 17 girls and 6 boys in the UK and 88 girls and 176 boys in the US.
How popular is Jean in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,779among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 17about 1 in 16,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 33% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 17 girls in the UK were named Jean, making it the 1,779th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,268th. Its busiest year was 2006, with 33 girls. 6 boys were also named Jean in 2025 (3,329th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Jean in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 74% of the babies named Jean in the UK were girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,603rd in England and Wales, 632nd in Scotland and 397th in Northern Ireland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for girls, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1904 (#95), 1914 (#75), 1924 (#12), 1934 (#2), 1944 (#5) and 1954 (#25).
Jean in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | #1,779 |
| 2024 | 25 | #1,356 |
| 2023 | 15 | #1,955 |
| 2022 | 12 | #2,277 |
| 2021 | 12 | #2,325 |
| 2020 | 12 | #2,268 |
| 2019 | 12 | #2,275 |
| 2018 | 19 | #1,678 |
| 2017 | 24 | #1,455 |
| 2016 | 14 | #2,111 |
| 2015 | 14 | #2,085 |
| 2014 | 16 | #1,895 |
| 2013 | 10 | #2,599 |
| 2012 | 14 | #2,103 |
| 2011 | 18 | #1,696 |
| 2010 | 19 | #1,635 |
| 2009 | 13 | #2,037 |
| 2008 | 17 | #1,679 |
| 2007 | 20 | #1,421 |
| 2006 | 33 | #955 |
| 2005 | 18 | #1,382 |
| 2004 | 30 | #949 |
| 2003 | 17 | #1,369 |
| 2002 | 12 | #1,649 |
| 2001 | 12 | #1,637 |
| 2000 | 10 | #1,792 |
| 1999 | 12 | #1,576 |
| 1998 | 10 | #1,815 |
| 1997 | 10 | #1,780 |
| 1996 | 18 | #1,122 |
How popular is Jean in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,169among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 176about 1 in 9,700 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 24% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 176 boys in the US were named Jean, making it the 1,169th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,415th. Its busiest year was 1993, with 428 boys. 88 girls were also named Jean in 2025 (2,117th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Jean in the US since 1880 were born between 1935 and 1995, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 239 boys in the US were given Jean or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #893, up from #1,169 for this spelling alone.
- Jean 176
- Gene 63
In 1880, 83% of the babies named Jean in the US were girls. By 2025 it was 33%, with more boys than girls since 1990.
Jean in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 176 | #1,169 |
| 2024 | 185 | #1,140 |
| 2023 | 152 | #1,266 |
| 2022 | 135 | #1,379 |
| 2021 | 108 | #1,591 |
| 2020 | 122 | #1,415 |
| 2019 | 143 | #1,296 |
| 2018 | 148 | #1,244 |
| 2017 | 162 | #1,159 |
| 2016 | 182 | #1,080 |
| 2015 | 154 | #1,198 |
| 2014 | 184 | #1,065 |
| 2013 | 185 | #1,039 |
| 2012 | 190 | #1,027 |
| 2011 | 209 | #950 |
| 2010 | 272 | #799 |
| 2009 | 210 | #958 |
| 2008 | 222 | #920 |
| 2007 | 241 | #861 |
| 2006 | 299 | #721 |
| 2005 | 242 | #797 |
| 2004 | 294 | #684 |
| 2003 | 267 | #705 |
| 2002 | 262 | #693 |
| 2001 | 288 | #648 |
| 2000 | 292 | #629 |
| 1999 | 246 | #683 |
| 1998 | 190 | #805 |
| 1997 | 249 | #660 |
| 1996 | 240 | #679 |
| 1995 | 291 | #601 |
| 1994 | 297 | #605 |
| 1993 | 428 | #489 |
| 1992 | 364 | #533 |
| 1991 | 306 | #576 |
| 1990 | 357 | #520 |
| 1989 | 262 | #607 |
| 1988 | 289 | #538 |
| 1987 | 283 | #542 |
| 1986 | 260 | #550 |
| 1985 | 250 | #557 |
| 1984 | 268 | #524 |
| 1983 | 280 | #500 |
| 1982 | 271 | #516 |
| 1981 | 240 | #545 |
| 1980 | 214 | #589 |
| 1979 | 206 | #596 |
| 1978 | 182 | #617 |
| 1977 | 180 | #627 |
| 1976 | 217 | #546 |
| 1975 | 193 | #582 |
| 1974 | 230 | #522 |
| 1973 | 225 | #523 |
| 1972 | 228 | #524 |
| 1971 | 294 | #472 |
| 1970 | 273 | #490 |
| 1969 | 236 | #503 |
| 1968 | 231 | #497 |
| 1967 | 207 | #520 |
| 1966 | 201 | #535 |
| 1965 | 199 | #543 |
| 1964 | 166 | #607 |
| 1963 | 151 | #637 |
| 1962 | 137 | #664 |
| 1961 | 157 | #629 |
| 1960 | 146 | #645 |
| 1959 | 150 | #631 |
| 1958 | 146 | #635 |
| 1957 | 166 | #596 |
| 1956 | 170 | #582 |
| 1955 | 151 | #598 |
| 1954 | 159 | #586 |
| 1953 | 121 | #648 |
| 1952 | 146 | #575 |
| 1951 | 142 | #581 |
| 1950 | 165 | #519 |
| 1949 | 164 | #521 |
| 1948 | 150 | #542 |
| 1947 | 156 | #539 |
| 1946 | 152 | #521 |
| 1945 | 156 | #480 |
| 1944 | 172 | #464 |
| 1943 | 163 | #482 |
| 1942 | 157 | #492 |
| 1941 | 152 | #476 |
| 1940 | 151 | #470 |
| 1939 | 157 | #458 |
| 1938 | 166 | #449 |
| 1937 | 156 | #448 |
| 1936 | 179 | #412 |
| 1935 | 195 | #390 |
| 1934 | 178 | #418 |
| 1933 | 204 | #382 |
| 1932 | 240 | #360 |
| 1931 | 286 | #324 |
| 1930 | 288 | #325 |
| 1929 | 288 | #327 |
| 1928 | 327 | #309 |
| 1927 | 263 | #360 |
| 1926 | 298 | #335 |
| 1925 | 303 | #331 |
| 1924 | 335 | #313 |
| 1923 | 307 | #332 |
| 1922 | 289 | #347 |
| 1921 | 291 | #346 |
| 1920 | 277 | #355 |
| 1919 | 224 | #391 |
| 1918 | 225 | #398 |
| 1917 | 187 | #412 |
| 1916 | 162 | #440 |
| 1915 | 162 | #423 |
| 1914 | 113 | #450 |
| 1913 | 100 | #428 |
| 1912 | 90 | #408 |
| 1911 | 44 | #441 |
| 1910 | 44 | #396 |
| 1909 | 23 | #545 |
| 1908 | 31 | #429 |
| 1907 | 40 | #341 |
| 1906 | 28 | #411 |
| 1905 | 22 | #477 |
| 1904 | 26 | #409 |
| 1903 | 22 | #430 |
| 1902 | 22 | #440 |
| 1901 | 31 | #318 |
| 1900 | 22 | #490 |
| 1899 | 13 | #548 |
| 1898 | 21 | #435 |
| 1897 | 20 | #422 |
| 1896 | 27 | #367 |
| 1895 | 19 | #456 |
| 1894 | 19 | #439 |
| 1893 | 15 | #479 |
| 1892 | 19 | #445 |
| 1891 | 17 | #427 |
| 1890 | 15 | #489 |
| 1889 | 12 | #549 |
| 1888 | 14 | #528 |
| 1887 | 21 | #356 |
| 1886 | 11 | #578 |
| 1885 | 17 | #439 |
| 1884 | 25 | #352 |
| 1883 | 19 | #402 |
| 1882 | 12 | #540 |
| 1881 | 9 | #595 |
| 1880 | 12 | #526 |
Nicknames for Jean
- Jeanie 18 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Jean
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Elsie Nancy Annie Josephine Elizabeth Rose Joan Betty Jane Hazel Polly Jessie
Other spellings of Jean
Names related to Jean
Jan Jeanie Jena Jeanne Jenan Jehan Jeni Jeanna Jenae Jeana Jenai
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Jean: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jean, updated 20 October 2026.