Fun Facts About the Name Jeanpierre
- More than 1 thousand babies named Jeanpierre: U.S. records list 1,156 babies given the name Jeanpierre from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Jeanpierre Mean?
Jeanpierre is a French compound given name, usually written Jean-Pierre. It combines Jean, the French form of John, and Pierre, the French form of Peter. Jean comes from Latin Iohannes, from Greek Ioannes, from Hebrew Yochanan, meaning "Yahweh is gracious." Pierre comes from Latin Petrus, from Greek Petros, a translation of Aramaic Kepha, meaning "rock" or "stone." The compound itself has no separate lexical meaning beyond these combined senses.
Jeanpierre Name History & Origins
Jean and Pierre were both established French names by the Middle Ages. Jean developed from Old French Jehan and Johan, forms of Latin Johannes; Pierre developed from Old French Pierre, from Latin Petrus. Compound masculine names formed with Jean are common in French, as in Jean-Paul, Jean-Luc, and Jean-Claude. Jean-Pierre joins two saints' names, John and Peter, and the hyphenated form became standard in modern French. The unhyphenated spelling Jeanpierre is a variant found in some records and family usage. French speakers carried the name to Belgium, Switzerland, Quebec, and other French-speaking communities.
How Popular is the Name Jeanpierre?
Jeanpierre has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1997. Its best rank was #1,873 in 1967.
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 | #7,910 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2024 | #5,306 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2023 | #7,071 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2022 | #7,004 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2021 | #4,843 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2020 | #8,354 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2019 | #6,956 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2018 | #7,337 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2017 | #6,167 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2016 | #6,175 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2015 | #4,616 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2014 | #5,147 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2013 | #6,790 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2012 | #5,586 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2011 | #5,079 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2010 | #4,289 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2009 | #3,364 | 33 | 0.0017% |
| 2008 | #5,608 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2007 | #4,060 | 25 | 0.0012% |
| 2006 | #4,588 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 2005 | #3,986 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2004 | #3,791 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 2003 | #4,044 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2002 | #3,051 | 30 | 0.0015% |
| 2001 | #3,102 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 2000 | #5,154 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1999 | #2,974 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 1998 | #3,643 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 1997 | #2,284 | 37 | 0.0020% |
| 1996 | #2,562 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 1995 | #2,964 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1994 | #2,812 | 26 | 0.0013% |
| 1993 | #2,373 | 32 | 0.0016% |
| 1992 | #2,706 | 26 | 0.0013% |
| 1991 | #3,166 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 1990 | #2,655 | 25 | 0.0012% |
| 1989 | #3,710 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 1988 | #2,475 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1987 | #2,509 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1986 | #2,322 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1985 | #2,886 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1984 | #3,560 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1983 | #2,367 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1982 | #2,550 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1981 | #2,718 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1980 | #3,971 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1979 | #2,272 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 1978 | #3,137 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1977 | #3,099 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1976 | #2,652 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 1975 | #2,582 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 1974 | #3,688 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1973 | #2,779 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1972 | #2,114 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 1971 | #3,250 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1970 | #3,163 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1969 | #3,754 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1967 | #1,873 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1966 | #2,177 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1965 | #3,101 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1964 | #2,257 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1963 | #2,471 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1961 | #3,505 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1960 | #3,843 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1956 | #4,195 | 5 | 0.0002% |
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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