Jeanne

Jeanne: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “God is gracious”
Origin: French
Say it: ZHAHN · 1 syllable
Used for: Girls

French feminine form of Jean, equivalent to Jane or Joan in English. A notable bearer is Jeanne d'Arc, known in English as Joan of Arc.

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How popular is Jeanne?

20249.9 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Jeanne in 202433

2024 rank#4,279 girls

Peak year1925

Total US babies since 1880163,578

Jeanne is steady now but far below its 1925 peak.

Names like Jeanne

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

JeanGod is gracious · French
JanelleGod is gracious · French
JeanetteGod is gracious · French
JeannetteGod is gracious · French
JanetteGod is gracious · French
JeannieGod is gracious · English
JanineGod is gracious · Hebrew
JeanineGod is gracious · French

Jeanne questions

What does the name Jeanne mean?

Jeanne means "God is gracious". It comes from French. French feminine form of Jean, equivalent to Jane or Joan in English. A notable bearer is Jeanne d'Arc, known in English as Joan of Arc.

Is Jeanne a boy or girl name?

Jeanne is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Jeanne?

33 US babies were named Jeanne in 2024. Its peak year was 1925.

How do you pronounce Jeanne?

Jeanne is usually pronounced ZHAHN.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.