Jean is a distinctive choice, ranked #2605 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Jean in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#2605
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About the Name Jean
Jean is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 1166 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #1004 in 2006 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Jean is rare in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Jean in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Jean
Jean Montero — Jean Claudio Montero Berroa is a Dominican professional basketball player for Valencia of the Spanish Liga ACB.
Jean Smart — Jean Elizabeth Smart is an American actress.
Jean Lacouture — Jean Lacouture was a journalist, historian and author.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Jean
Unlikely. With around 10 UK babies named Jean per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Jean in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Jean has been fairly steady, ranked #2,605 in 2025 against #2,615 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #912 in 2003.
Jean is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Jean include: Jean Montero, Jean Smart and Misty Jean. Short summaries for each appear below.
Jean does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Jeans in the wild.
10
UK babies named Jean (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 10 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Jean
Almost certainly the only Jean in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Jean
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Jean Boht was an English actress, most famous for the role of Nellie Boswell in Carla Lane's sitcom Bread, one of several actors to remain with the show for its entire seven-series tenure from 1986 to 1991.