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Jeannine

Jeannine: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“God is gracious”
Origin
French
Say it
zhuh-NEEN · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls

Jeannine is a French feminine diminutive form related to Jeanne, the French form of Jane/Joan. It ultimately derives from Hebrew Yohanan.

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How popular is Jeannine?

20242.4 per million US babies
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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.

Babies named Jeannine in 20248

Peak year1929

Total US babies since 188024,063

Jeannine is steady now but far below its 1929 peak.

Names like Jeannine

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • JaneGod is gracious · Hebrew
  • JanetGod is gracious · English
  • Jenniefair one · English
  • JanieGod is gracious · English
  • JeanetteGod is gracious · French
  • JayneGod is gracious · English
  • JeannetteGod is gracious · French
  • JanetteGod is gracious · French

Jeannine questions

What does the name Jeannine mean?

Jeannine means "God is gracious". It comes from French. Jeannine is a French feminine diminutive form related to Jeanne, the French form of Jane/Joan. It ultimately derives from Hebrew Yohanan.

Is Jeannine a boy or girl name?

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

How popular is Jeannine?

8 US babies were named Jeannine in 2024. Its peak year was 1929.

How do you pronounce Jeannine?

Jeannine is usually pronounced zhuh-NEEN.

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.