Jean

English and Scottish, from French variation of Johanna

"God is gracious"

Jean Origin and Meaning

Variation of Gene

Jean Rank in US Top 1000

# 988 in the US

Jean Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 401 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Jean

• 401 Nameberry 2026

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Famous People Named Jean

• Jean Arthur (born Gladys Georgianna Greene) American actress
• Jean Harlow (born Harlean Harlow Carpenter) American actress
• Jean Merilyn Simmons English actress
• Jean Dorothy Seberg American actress
• Jean Stapleton American actress
• Jean Bartel Miss America 1943
• Jean Rhys (born Ella Gwendolyn Rees Williams) Dominican novelist
• Jean Shrimpton English supermodel
• Jean Marsh English actress
• Jean Casarez American lawyer and news correspondent
• Mary Jean "Lily" Tomlin American comedienne
• (Jean) Paige Turco American actress

The name Jean in Pop Culture

• Jean Fordham character in "August: Osage County" by Tracy Letts
• Jean Louise "Scout" Finch character in "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee
• Jean Bueller character in "Ferris Bueller's Day Off"
• Jean Meecher character in "Breathless"
• Jean Elaine Grey Summers, character in Marvel Universe
• "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie " novel by Muriel Spark
• Jean character in video game Lunar 2 Eternal Blue
• Priscilla Jean Henrietta "Tulip" O'Hare, character in DC Universe's "Preacher"
• Hermione Jean Granger character in the Harry Potter series
• "Billie Jean " 1983 song by Michael Jackson
• "Jean " 1969 song by Oliver
• "Cheer up Sleepy Jean", chorus in Daydream Believer by The Monkees
• "The King's Dochter Lady Jean" A ballad in the 19th century collection "The Child Ballads"
• "Jean o Bethelnie" A ballad in the 19th century collection "The Child Ballads"

International Variations of the name Jean

• Janne Finnish
• Jasia Polish
• Sine Irish Gaelic
• Jonnanina Polish
• Jena Polish
• Ivana Slavic
• Janina Polish
• Janka Polish
• Jennice Scottish Gaelic
• Janeska Polish
• Jana Latvian
• Sina Irish Gaelic
• Jeanne French