Given name
Jeanna
“God is gracious”
Jeanna is a variant of Jean. In French use, Jean carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jeanna is a variant of Jean. In French use, Jean carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1926. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jeanna through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 8,881
- 0 boys · 8,881 girls
- Most popular year
- 1970
- 299 babies
- 2025
- 19
- #6,210 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −10%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 19 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,210 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 10.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 299 in 1970. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 7,696 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Jeanna
- Jeanna BauckSwedish painter (1840–1926)
- Jeanna OterdahlSwedish schoolteacher and writer1879–1965
- Jeanna Giesefirst patient known to have survived symptomatic rabies without receiving the rabies vaccineborn 1989
- Jeanna FalkSwedish dancer and dance teacher1901–1980
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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