Jean
Girl4 letters
#885
in Ireland (2025)
#850 with spellings combined
3
babies in 2025
#61
best rank (1965)
2,438
babies since 1964
Down 95
10-year rank change
Jean through the years
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| Year | Babies (girls) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #850 |
| 2024 | 3 | #869 |
| 2022 | 5 | #627 |
| 2021 | 5 | #643 |
| 2018 | 7 | #504 |
| 2017 | 4 | #736 |
| 2015 | 4 | #755 |
| 2014 | 5 | #663 |
| 2013 | 8 | #496 |
| 2012 | 8 | #513 |
| 2011 | 7 | #554 |
| 2009 | 11 | #412 |
| 2008 | 5 | #667 |
| 2007 | 7 | #506 |
| 2005 | 9 | #372 |
| 2004 | 15 | #242 |
| 2003 | 10 | #314 |
| 2002 | 7 | #374 |
| 2001 | 5 | #441 |
| 2000 | 8 | #325 |
| 1999 | 4 | #439 |
| 1998 | 13 | #222 |
| 1997 | 20 | #219 |
| 1996 | 20 | #204 |
| 1995 | 31 | #146 |
| 1994 | 21 | #190 |
| 1993 | 18 | #213 |
| 1992 | 21 | #197 |
| 1991 | 20 | #197 |
| 1990 | 33 | #151 |
| 1989 | 15 | #240 |
| 1988 | 42 | #132 |
| 1987 | 48 | #125 |
| 1986 | 47 | #123 |
| 1985 | 73 | #97 |
| 1984 | 61 | #113 |
| 1983 | 76 | #99 |
| 1982 | 74 | #107 |
| 1981 | 73 | #108 |
| 1980 | 98 | #91 |
| 1979 | 111 | #80 |
| 1978 | 91 | #86 |
| 1977 | 72 | #106 |
| 1976 | 96 | #90 |
| 1975 | 92 | #91 |
| 1974 | 108 | #83 |
| 1973 | 84 | #99 |
| 1972 | 109 | #78 |
| 1971 | 99 | #83 |
| 1970 | 100 | #84 |
| 1969 | 88 | #84 |
| 1968 | 77 | #90 |
| 1967 | 91 | #76 |
| 1966 | 100 | #72 |
| 1965 | 101 | #61 |
| 1964 | 75 | #78 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0.
We haven't written up the meaning and story of Jean yet. The popularity figures above come straight from the CSO.
Spellings counted here
| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| Jean | 3 | 2,438 |
In Northern Ireland
#397 in 2025 with 3 babies. Best rank #372 (2004); 9 babies since 2004.
Source: NISRA, Open Government Licence.
Jean is also given to boys: 41 since 1969.