Meaning and history
Modern French form of Jehanne, the Old French feminine form of Iohannes (see John). It has been the most consistently popular French girls’ name since the 13th century, and Joan of Arc is known in France as Jeanne d’Arc.
Jeanne moved from #896 to #964 for girls between 1989 and 1990. Its highest annual birth count came in 1947, with 4,364 births.