Fun Facts About the Name Jeanna
- More than 8 thousand babies named Jeanna: U.S. records list 8,881 babies given the name Jeanna from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Jeanna Mean?
Jeanna is an English feminine name meaning "God is gracious." It is a variant of Jeanne, the French feminine form of Jean (John), which derives through Latin and Greek from the Hebrew Yochanan. That Hebrew name is a shortened form of Yehohanan, formed from an element referring to God and a verb meaning "to be gracious" or "show favor." The usual English meaning, "God is gracious," is a customary translation rather than a strict word-for-word rendering.
Jeanna Name History & Origins
The name belongs to the family of feminine forms of John. Hebrew Yochanan appears in the Bible as the name of John the Baptist and other figures; through Greek Ioannes and Latin Ioannes or Johannes, it entered the medieval languages of Europe. In French, the masculine form became Jean (earlier Jehan), and the feminine form Jeanne. English has used Jeanne and related forms such as Joan and Jane. Jeanna is an English spelling variant of Jeanne, with a final -a that distinguishes it in English. Its development is tied to the older French and biblical name rather than to a separate root.
How Popular is the Name Jeanna?
Jeanna recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1970. Its best rank was #584 in 1970.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,210 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 2024 | #7,368 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2023 | #5,634 | 22 | 0.0014% |
| 2022 | #7,796 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 2021 | #6,820 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2020 | #5,728 | 21 | 0.0013% |
| 2019 | #6,278 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2018 | #6,129 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 2017 | #8,509 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2016 | #5,705 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2015 | #5,368 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2014 | #5,879 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2013 | #5,205 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 2012 | #4,428 | 33 | 0.0019% |
| 2011 | #7,586 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2010 | #4,445 | 33 | 0.0019% |
| 2009 | #4,857 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 2008 | #3,809 | 42 | 0.0022% |
| 2007 | #4,414 | 34 | 0.0018% |
| 2006 | #3,438 | 47 | 0.0025% |
| 2005 | #3,070 | 52 | 0.0028% |
| 2004 | #2,941 | 54 | 0.0029% |
| 2003 | #2,748 | 57 | 0.0031% |
| 2002 | #2,534 | 62 | 0.0035% |
| 2001 | #2,495 | 62 | 0.0034% |
| 2000 | #2,834 | 51 | 0.0028% |
| 1999 | #2,144 | 71 | 0.0040% |
| 1998 | #2,032 | 73 | 0.0041% |
| 1997 | #2,243 | 61 | 0.0035% |
| 1996 | #2,048 | 68 | 0.0039% |
| 1995 | #1,907 | 73 | 0.0042% |
| 1994 | #1,549 | 100 | 0.0056% |
| 1993 | #1,394 | 117 | 0.0065% |
| 1992 | #1,489 | 106 | 0.0057% |
| 1991 | #1,330 | 124 | 0.0066% |
| 1990 | #1,283 | 127 | 0.0067% |
| 1989 | #1,115 | 149 | 0.0081% |
| 1988 | #962 | 173 | 0.0097% |
| 1987 | #874 | 195 | 0.0112% |
| 1986 | #845 | 197 | 0.0115% |
| 1985 | #809 | 203 | 0.0118% |
| 1984 | #772 | 209 | 0.0124% |
| 1983 | #817 | 188 | 0.0113% |
| 1982 | #826 | 190 | 0.0112% |
| 1981 | #833 | 188 | 0.0113% |
| 1980 | #706 | 241 | 0.0145% |
| 1979 | #718 | 232 | 0.0145% |
| 1978 | #651 | 249 | 0.0163% |
| 1977 | #692 | 226 | 0.0147% |
| 1976 | #711 | 206 | 0.0141% |
| 1975 | #725 | 203 | 0.0139% |
| 1974 | #720 | 200 | 0.0136% |
| 1973 | #661 | 226 | 0.0155% |
| 1972 | #641 | 238 | 0.0156% |
| 1971 | #606 | 281 | 0.0169% |
| 1970 | #584 | 299 | 0.0171% |
| 1969 | #646 | 237 | 0.0140% |
| 1968 | #662 | 214 | 0.0130% |
| 1967 | #682 | 202 | 0.0122% |
| 1966 | #659 | 214 | 0.0126% |
| 1965 | #739 | 182 | 0.0103% |
| 1964 | #739 | 198 | 0.0104% |
| 1963 | #721 | 202 | 0.0105% |
| 1962 | #753 | 190 | 0.0097% |
| 1961 | #958 | 127 | 0.0063% |
| 1960 | #921 | 133 | 0.0066% |
| 1959 | #867 | 141 | 0.0070% |
| 1958 | #934 | 122 | 0.0061% |
| 1957 | #1,092 | 92 | 0.0045% |
| 1956 | #936 | 116 | 0.0058% |
| 1955 | #1,191 | 71 | 0.0036% |
| 1954 | #1,451 | 48 | 0.0025% |
| 1953 | #1,797 | 31 | 0.0016% |
| 1952 | #1,530 | 40 | 0.0022% |
| 1951 | #1,716 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 1950 | #1,638 | 33 | 0.0019% |
| 1949 | #1,641 | 33 | 0.0019% |
| 1948 | #1,631 | 33 | 0.0019% |
| 1947 | #1,446 | 42 | 0.0024% |
| 1946 | #2,118 | 20 | 0.0013% |
| 1945 | #3,509 | 8 | 0.0006% |
| 1944 | #2,692 | 12 | 0.0009% |
| 1943 | #3,354 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1942 | #3,083 | 10 | 0.0007% |
| 1941 | #3,385 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1940 | #3,660 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1939 | #4,546 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1938 | #4,059 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1937 | #4,551 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1935 | #4,517 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1934 | #4,028 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1926 | #5,222 | 5 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Jeanna Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You are honest, benevolent, brilliant and often inventive, full of high inspirations. You are courageous, honest, determined, original and creative. You are a leader, especially for a cause. Sometimes you do not care to finish what you start, and may leave details to others. You can do well in position of authority, and prospers in intellectual and professional fields. You have an eventful, exciting life. You are versatile and have the ability to learn easily.
You desire to inspire and lead, to control other's affairs. You are giving, courageous and bold, action oriented,energetic and strong willed. You want to make a difference in the world, and this attitude often attracts you to cultural interests, politics, social issues, and the cultivation of your creative talents.
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