Jean name meaning

By Nishant Saini

Updated: May 30th, 2024

Gender: Unisex, both Boy and Girl

Origin: Hebrew

Usage: English, Arabic, English, French, Finnish, Swedish, Danish and Norwegian

Pronunciation: jean

Meaning: God is Merciful, John, God is Gracious and Yahweh is Gracious

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What does Jean mean?
Variations of Jean
How popular is Jean?
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Similar Names to Jean
Famous People Named Jean
Lists having Jean

What does Jean mean?

The famous and all time favorite unisex name Jean means "God is Merciful, John, Scottish Form of Joan Gracious Gift from God or Yahweh is Gracious", mostly used in Arabic, English, Norwegian, Danish, French, Finnish and Swedish came from Hebrew.

Jean is version of biblical, predominant and immutable John. John is short version of Johannes. John is equivalent of Johannes in English and German languages. John's meaning is Yahweh is Gracious and Yahweh is Gracious Yahweh is Merciful came from Hebrew.

Also Jean is equivalent of Jeanne in English and Scottish languages. The name is celebrated on December 27th.

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How do I pronounce Jean?

The one syllabled name Jean is pronounced, jean. It can also be pronounced as zhan, / or jeen.

Variants of Jean

Jehanne, Ieuan, Johanan, Gean, John, Gian, Johannes, Dejohn, Gianni, Jackie, Yanis, Aaronjohn, John Paul, Ioan, Ióan, Ionel, Johnna, Jennine, Donajean, Jean-Claude, Donalda, Donna, Jeanne, Hanko, Janek, Janica, Johansinnguaq, Johanna, Jane, Jeanine, Evane, Ivane, Janette, Janina, Joannie, Jeannemarie

Names that rhyme with Jean

How popular is the name Jean?

Jean was an extremely popular name in United States. Over 481871 babies have been named Jean since 1880. At the peak of its usage in 1926, 12510 girls were bestowed the name and it was ranked at 12nd position.

However the graph is now showing a downward trend after 278 years. Additionally, the first name has been in the top 50 baby names 38 times Also, an extremely popular name in France having over 1916846 recievers in 147 years of usage.

When at its peak in 1900, 53706 boys were bestowed the name and it was ranked at 1st position. Additionally, the name has been in the top 5 baby names a whooping 62 times

Jean used to be a common name in Ireland, first appeared in 1965 and over 1294 babies have been given the name in 26 years.

At the peak of its usage in 1965,. After 26 years of usage, the name has fallen out of the charts. Jean is a familiar baby name in Belgium, it has been in use since 1995 and was able to reach the top 200 names.

In 2013, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 164 on boy names chart when 75 babies were given the name Jean. There are over 1310 babies that have been given the name Jean in Belgium.

Also, during its short run of just 1 years in New South Wales, it had made it to the top 100 names. In 1952, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 100 on girl names chart when 65 babies were given the name Jean.

Jean is a unique baby name in England and Wales, it has been in use since 1996 and was able to reach the top 1000 names. In 2003, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 912 on boy names chart when 28 babies were named Jean.

There are over 613 babies that have been given the name Jean in England and Wales. Also, in Switzerland, it has been in use since 1998 and was able to reach the top 300 names.

In 1999, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 242 on boy names chart when 33 babies were named Jean. There are over 410 babies that have been given the name Jean in Switzerland.

Jean is a rare baby name in New South Wales and may not be used now as it was last seen in 1952. However things change on global perspective, Jean is extremely popular in DR Congo where every 1 in 30 have the name as well as in, Madagascar, Haiti, Burundi, Rwanda, Cameroon, England, Central African Republic, Congo, Brazil, Canada and Philippines.

Also the baby name is popular in Chad, Ivory Coast, Venezuela, Guinea, Benin, Burkina Faso, Afghanistan, Gabon, Ethiopia, Scotland, Togo, Mauritius, South Africa, Senegal, Mali, Dominican Republic, Malawi, Mozambique, Peru, Wales, Morocco, Ghana, Zambia, Angola, Luxembourg, Australia, Chile, Ecuador, New Zealand, Sudan, Egypt, Northern Ireland, Equatorial Guinea, Colombia, Costa Rica and South Sudan.

At least, 10830000 people around the globe have been given the name as per our findings.

Year	Boys		Girls
Year	Rank	Births	Rank	Births
2023	1259	152	2605	67
2022	1369	135	2455	73
2021	1590	107	2231	82
2020	1416	121	2361	74
2019	1291	143	2083	90
2018	1242	148	2381	76
2017	1159	162	2460	73
2016	1079	182	2445	75
2015	1195	154	2644	67
2014	1064	184	2368	77

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Numerological analysis of Jean

You love to help the people you care for. Partnerships are exclusively important to you. You made everyone proud in your life, even if no one acknowledges your efforts and hard work to be the best person you can possibly be. You are unique and born to stand out. In fact, you are known as the original weirdo who creates cool stuff. Fighting you own battles like a lone wolf makes you feel strong and confident.

Go through the following names similar to Jean

Sally - The famous and ever lasting unisex name Sally means "Princess or Noble Lady". It is rooted from Anglo-Saxon and Hebrew is particulary used in French and English. Among girl names, popular Sally was spotted at 495th position in 1992 in United States

Marlene - Renowned Marlene has its origin in German and Germanic languages bestowed upon both genders, Marlene means "Maria, Contraction of Maria or Magdalene or From the High Tower" is principally used in Norwegian, English and Danish
Margaret - Eminent and Evergreen unisex name Margaret is used predominantly in English, Swedish and Danish which originated from Old Greek, meaning of Margaret is "Pearl, Name of a Saint or Jewel"
Ellen - Origin of Timeless and Darling Ellen is in Old Provençal and Old Greek, meaning of Ellen is "The Word Helios Meaning Sun or Moon Elope", a gender-neutral name is majorly used in Swedish and Finnish
Bryson - Meaning of Bryson is Son of Bryce, Variant of Bryce or Son of the Strong One is used substantially in English and Irish used for both boys and girls is of English and Welsh origin

Famous people named Jean

Jean Sibelius, Finnish composer and violinist of the late Romantic and early-modern periods
Jean Moulin, high-profile member of the Resistance
Jean Chrétien, Canadian politician
Jean de Joinville, was one of the great chroniclers of medieval France
Jean Daurat, French poet
Jean Desmarets, French writer and dramatist
Jean Barraqué, French composer and writer on music
Jean Crotti, French painter
Jean Rey, French physician and chemist
Jean Rey, Belgian Liberal politician
Jean Philibert Damiron, French philosopher
Jean Moréas, Greek poet, essayist, and art critic
Jean Henri Georges Laguerre, French lawyer and politician
Jean Baptiste Massillon, Jean-Baptiste Massillon, Cong

Jean Schwartz, Hungarian-born American songwriter
Jean Alexandre Barré, French neurologist
Jean Fernel, French physician
Jean François Boissonade de Fontarabie, French classical scholar
Jean O'Hara, famed prostitute
Jean Bourgknecht, Swiss politician
Jean de Brébeuf, French Jesuit missionary
Jean Antoine Zinnen, Luxembourgian composer, best
Jean François Paul de Gondi, French churchman, writer of memoirs
Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, French lawyer and politician
Jean Bertaut, French poet, was born at Caen
Jean Yanne, French actor, writer, film director and composer
Jean Salmon Macrin, Neo-Latin poet of French nationality
Jean Daninos, Greek-French constructor of luxury cars Facel Vega

Jean Baptiste Gustave Planche, French art and literary critic
Jean Joseph Mounier, French politician and judge
Jean Bosco Mwenda, pioneer of Congolese fingerstyle acoustic guitar music
Jean Jacques Régis de Cambacérès, French nobleman
Jean Henri Riesener, French royal 'ébéniste', working in Paris
Jean de Charpentier, German-Swiss geologist who studied Swiss glaciers
Jean le Rond d'Alembert, French mathematician, mechanician, physicist
Jean Claude Eugène Péclet, French physicist
Jean Berko Gleason, upright=1
Jean Piaget, Swiss psychologist
Jean Balue, French cardinal and minister of Louis XI
Jean du Bellay, French diplomat and cardinal
Jean Stas, Belgian analytical chemist that co-discovered the weight of carbon

Jean Buridan, influential 14th century French philosopher
Jean Léonard Marie Poiseuille, French physicist and physiologist
Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre, French mathematician and astronomer
Jean Pierre Flourens, French physiologist
Jean Baudrillard, French sociologist, philosopher, cultural theorist
Jean Senebier, Genevan Calvinist pastor and naturalist
Jean Leray, French mathematician
Jean Bodin, French jurist and political philosopher
Jean Victoire Audouin, French naturalist, an entomologist, herpetologist
Jean Cocteau, French poet, writer, designer, playwright
Jean Joseph Marie Amiot, French Jesuit missionary in Qing China
Jean Richard, French actor, comedian, and circus entrepreneur

Jean Reno, French actor of Spanish descent
Jean Baptiste Point du Sable, is regarded as the first permanent non-Indigenous settler of what later became Chicago
Jean Racine, French dramatist
Jean Lafitte, French pirate and privateer in the Gulf of Mexico
Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin, French magician
Jean de La Fontaine, French fabulist and one of the most widely read French poets of the 17th century
Jean Anouilh, French dramatist whose career spanned five decades
Jean Hersholt, Danish-American actor
Jean Giraudoux, French novelist, essayist, diplomat and playwright
Jean Seberg, American actress who lived half her life in France
Jean Rhys, mid-20th-century novelist
Jean Renoir, French film director, screenwriter, actor

Jean Sylvain Bailly, French astronomer, mathematician, freemason

Sources

Social Security Administration, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html
Office for National Statistics, https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths
Central Statistics Office - An Phríomh-Oifig Staidrimh, https://visual.cso.ie/?body=entity/babynames
Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2540004
Sociale Verzekeringsbank, https://statbel.fgov.be/en/themes/population/family-names-and-first-names/first-names-boys-and-girls
Office fédéral de la statistique, https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/fr/home/statistiques/population/naissances-deces/prenoms-nouveaux-nes.html
Sociale Verzekeringsbank, https://www.svb.nl/nl/kindernamen/
Department of Jutsice, Government of Western Australia, https://bdm.justice.wa.gov.au/_apps/BabyNames/Default.aspx?uid=1144-3594-8619-1127
NSW Government, https://www.nsw.gov.au/family-and-relationships/births/popular-baby-names

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