Jean
A unisex name of Hebrew origin, meaning God is gracious; a form of Jeanne.
Jean by the numbers
In 2025, 10 babies in England and Wales were named Jean. In the US, 234 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 12,512 babies in 1927, so it is a 1920s name that has since fallen a long way.
Names that come from Jean
Forms of Jean in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- JanetGod is gracious; form of Jeannette from Jean169 in the US (2017)
- Jeanniegod is gracious; a diminutive of Jean or Jeanne26 in the US (2017)
- Jeanellegod is gracious; a form of Jeanne or Jean20 in the US (2017)
- Jeanpaulgod is gracious and small; a compound of Jean and Paul11 in the US (2017)
- Ivy-Jeanivy plant; a form of Jean3 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that come from Jeanne
Like Jean, each of these traces back to Jeanne: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Jennahgod is gracious; variant of Jeanne or Jennifer51 in the US (2017)
- Jeanniegod is gracious; a diminutive of Jean or Jeanne26 in the US (2017)
- Jeanellegod is gracious; a form of Jeanne or Jean20 in the US (2017)
- Janniegod is gracious; a form of Jane or Jeanne13 in the US (2017)
- Zhannagod is gracious; a form of Jeanne5 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Jean. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Jean
Names that are said the same way as Jean, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean God
Like Jean, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Other names that mean grace
Like Jean, each of these has grace in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- JohnGod is gracious9,444 in the US (2017)
- JackGod is gracious; from John1,595 in England and Wales (2025)
- Gracegrace, favour1,309 in England and Wales (2025)
- Milagracious, dear1,014 in England and Wales (2025)
- Hannahgrace, favour5,878 in the US (2017)
- Iangod is gracious; a form of john5,012 in the US (2017)
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