A FIELD REPORT ON THE NAME
Jeanne
cursive · rotary · deliberate
Origin & Meaning
AI-WrittenThe name developed as the Old French feminine form of Jean, evolving from medieval Jehanne. The fifteenth-century prominence of Jeanne d'Arc fixed the spelling in European documentation. American registers recorded steady usage from 1880 until postwar interest lifted the name to an all-time peak in 1947.
Also answers toJeannie, Jean
Fig. 1 — Births per annum, 1880–2025
SSA Data 1880 peak: 4,371 souls, A.D. 1947 2025
2025: 30 born, holding steady
Estimated Age
68 yrs
Most Jeannes were born around 1957 — predates the ZIP code.
Peak Reign
1947
№86 that year
Generation
Boomer, 62%
then Gen X 18% · Silent 14%
Rarity
Top 500 all-time
≈164K ever born · holding steady
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Jeanne grew up with
SSA DataThe Twist·banana-seat bikes·45 rpm singles
Data vs. Humans
What the data says
SSA Data
SSA: Jeanne peaked in 1947.
Estimated average age: 68.
What people think
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Fig. 2 — Style Coordinates
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Formal Casual
Soft Strong
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* Early ballots — fewer than 30 cast so far. The ledger settles at 30.
First Impressions
AI-WrittenThe name reads as someone who came of age alongside the rotary telephone. At an average age of sixty-eight, a Jeanne tends to be pictured using a ruler to cross out disconnected landlines. Over sixty percent of living bearers belong to the baby boom cohort. The prevailing expectation is that she must explain that her six-letter name has only one syllable.
Field Notes
AI-WrittenField Note 01
The name reached its peak in 1947 with around four thousand births, ranking eighty-sixth nationwide.
Field Note 02
Nearly all bearers are female, with sixty-two percent belonging to the baby boom cohort.
Field Note 03
Annual selections dropped to thirty by 2025, bringing total recorded bearers to about 164,000.
Notable Jeannes
AI-WrittenJeanne Crainactress, b. 1925
Jeanne Shaheenpolitician, b. 1947
Jeanne Tripplehornactress, b. 1963
Ephemera — If Jeanne were a…
AI-WrittenCity
Manchester, New Hampshire
Color
Stationery ecru
Job
High school registrar
Object
A wooden recipe box with index cards sorted by course
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