Jean
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Jean
Originally a feminine of John, Jean was popular in Scotland long before it found favor elsewhere, and had its most shining moment here in the era of Jean Harlow (born Harlean), ultimate symbol of silver screen glamour. Now, though there are many grandmas and even moms with the name, it doesn't seem all that baby-friendly. Though that could change, and Jean could join Jane.
Jean for girls#2130 US
A perennial on the popularity list until it finally dropped off in 1994, Jean was in the Top 20 from 1922 to 1936 and ranks among the 100 most common names for girls of the past century. It was extremely well-used as a middle name, as in Michael Jackson's song "Billie Jean" and tennis champ Billie Jean King, not to mention Hermione Jean Granger from Harry Potter/. It was also the actual first name of Scout Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird. Maggie Smith shone in the 1969 film The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, and nickname Jeanie was commemorated in the Stephen Foster classic song "I Dream of Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair," as well as in the early sitcom, I Dream of Jeannie.
Jean for boys#1172 US
One of the most enduring French names, this form of John has been borne by philosophers (Rousseau and Sartre), artists (Millet, Arp) and fashion designers (Gaultier) alike. Often used in a double name with the likes of Pierre, Paul, and Luc, it is a classic in its native country,
Charming in Paris, in America, a boy might get called Jean, as in blue jeans or auntie Jean. Still, people are capable of learning and with namesakes from the musicals, sport, and literature, it could work internationally. Pairing it with another name, as noted above, would also alert people to the fact it isn't that Jean, but the other.
Pronounced JEEN.
As of October 2026, Jean ranked #2130 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #12 in 1929, Nameberry popularity #588.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,380 | 77 | #1,066 | 184 |
| 2015 | #2,664 | 67 | #1,202 | 154 |
| 2016 | #2,451 | 75 | #1,083 | 182 |
| 2017 | #2,473 | 73 | #1,160 | 162 |
| 2018 | #2,393 | 76 | #1,248 | 148 |
| 2019 | #2,098 | 90 | #1,300 | 143 |
| 2020 | #2,357 | 75 | #1,420 | 122 |
| 2021 | #2,240 | 83 | #1,592 | 108 |
| 2022 | #2,474 | 73 | #1,385 | 135 |
| 2023 | #2,629 | 67 | #1,265 | 152 |
| 2024 | #2,411 | 75 | #1,139 | 184 |
| 2025 | #2,130 | 88 | #1,172 | 176 |
World rankings
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Jean on lists
Famous Jeans
- Jean Arthur (born Gladys Georgianna Greene)Girl
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- Jean Harlow (born Harlean Harlow Carpenter)Girl
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- Jean Merilyn SimmonsGirl
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- Jean Dorothy SebergGirl
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- Jean StapletonGirl
American actress
- Jean BartelGirl
Miss America 1943
- Jean Rhys (born Ella Gwendolyn Rees Williams)Girl
Dominican novelist
- Jean ShrimptonGirl
English supermodel
- Jean MarshGirl
English actress
- Jean CasarezGirl
American lawyer and news correspondent
- Mary Jean "Lily" TomlinGirl
American comedienne
- (Jean) Paige TurcoGirl
American actress
- Jean Benoît Guillaume Robert Antoine Louis Marie Adolphe Marc d'AvianoBoy
Grand Duke of Luxembourg
- Jean GenetBoy
French novelist, playwright and poet
- Jean Reno (born Juan Moreno y HerreraBoy
Jiménez), French actor
- Jean DujardinBoy
French actor
- Jean ToomerBoy
American poet and novelist
- JeanBoy
Paul,Charles,Aymard Sartre, French philospher and novelist
- JeanBoy
Jacques Rousseau, Franco,Swiss philosopher
- Johan Julius Christian "Jean" SibeliusBoy
Finnish composer
- (Joseph Jacques) Jean ChretienBoy
20th Prime Minister of Canada
- JeanBoy
Luc Bilodeau, Canadian actor
- Jean Gaston DarbouxBoy
French mathematician
- Jean Paul GaultierBoy
French fashion designer
- JeanBoy
Claude Camille François Van Damme, Belgian actor
- Jean Baptiste PerrinBoy
French physicist; winner of the Nobel Prize
- JeanBoy
Baptiste,Gabriel,Joachim Dausset, French immunologist; winner of the Nobel Prize
- Jean Parker ShepherdBoy
American radio personality and memoirist
- Jean Joseph Octave DubucBoy
American baseball player
- JeanBoy
François Champollion, French Egyptologist
- JeanBoy
Michel André Jarre, French composer
- Jean TiroleBoy
French economist; winner of the Nobel Prize
- Giovanni "Jean" AlesiBoy
French racing driver
- JeanBoy
Eric Vergne, French racing driver
- JeanBoy
Louis "Jack" Lebris de Kerouac, Canadian,American novelist and poet
Jean in pop culture
- Jean FordhamGirl
character in "August: Osage County" by Tracy Letts
- Jean Louise "Scout" FinchGirl
character in "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee
- Jean BuellerGirl
character in "Ferris Bueller's Day Off"
- Jean MeecherGirl
character in "Breathless"
- Jean Elaine GreyGirl
Summers, character in Marvel Universe
- "The Prime of Miss Jean BrodieGirl
" novel by Muriel Spark
- JeanGirl
character in video game Lunar 2 Eternal Blue
- PriscillaGirl
Jean Henrietta "Tulip" O'Hare, character in DC Universe's "Preacher"
- Hermione Jean GrangerGirl
character in the Harry Potter series
- "Billie JeanGirl
" 1983 song by Michael Jackson
- "JeanGirl
" 1969 song by Oliver
- "Cheer upGirl
Sleepy Jean", chorus in Daydream Believer by The Monkees
- "The King's Dochter Lady Jean"Girl
A ballad in the 19th century collection "The Child Ballads"
- "Jean o Bethelnie"Girl
A ballad in the 19th century collection "The Child Ballads"
- JeanBoy
Luc Picard, character in "Star Trek: The Next Generation"
- Jean ValjeanBoy
main character in book/musical "Les Miserables"
- JeanBoy
Prouvaire, character in book/musical "Les Miserables"
- JeanBoy
Claude, character in Anita Blake's "Vampire Hunter"
- Jean HavocBoy
soldier in manga/anime "Fullmetal Alchemist'
- JeanBoy
Paul Valley Jr aka Azazel, character in D.C. comics
- Jean KirschteinBoy
character in manga/anime "Shingeki no Kyojin" (Attack on Titan)
- Jean ArmstrongBoy
character in video game 'Ace Attorney'
- Jean OtusBoy
character in "ACCA: 13th Territory Inspection Department"
- Jean RoquaBoy
character in film "Never Back Down"
- Jean Pierre PolnareffBoy
main character in "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure"
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Ralphio Saperstein, character in "Parks and Recreation"
- Jean Luc BeaumontBoy
character in "Sims" series
- Jean de FloretteBoy
title character in film "Jean de Florette"
- Jean ErrieBoy
Character from the webcomic "Sparklecare Hospital". Pronounced "jeen".
Variations & nicknames
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