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Jean
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95% girls / 5% boys
Origin of the name
In English, Jean is a feminine name, a Scottish form of Jane. Like John, it goes back to the Hebrew Yohanan, “God is gracious.”
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Where babies named Jean are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Jean is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Jean is most common in Wisconsin (2.1 times), Vermont (2.1) and Massachusetts (2), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Where babies named Jean are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Jean is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Jean is most common in Maine (5 times), New Hampshire (4.3) and Rhode Island (3.8), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Girls and boys, decade by decade
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 87% | 13% |
| 1890s | 93% | 7% |
| 1900s | 96% | 4% |
| 1910s | 97% | 3% |
| 1920s | 97% | 3% |
| 1930s | 98% | 2% |
| 1940s | 98% | 2% |
| 1950s | 98% | 2% |
| 1960s | 95% | 5% |
| 1970s | 83% | 17% |
| 1980s | 65% | 35% |
| 1990s | 38% | 62% |
| 2000s | 24% | 76% |
| 2010s | 28% | 72% |
| 2020s | 34% | 66% |