Infographic of Jenny name meaning, which is “The gracious gift of God.” A diminutive form of Joanna.
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Jenny Name Popularity

How popular is the name Jenny? Here’s everything we know.

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 — 12 0.0034%
1911 — 17 0.0046%
1912 — 30 0.0059%
1913 — 31 0.0055%
1914 — 47 0.0067%
1915 — 68 0.0075%
1916 — 93 0.0096%
1917 — 88 0.0088%
1918 — 97 0.009%
1919 — 93 0.0089%
1920 — 132 0.0119%
1921 — 120 0.0105%
1922 — 123 0.011%
1923 — 133 0.0119%
1924 — 149 0.0128%
1925 — 143 0.0127%
1926 — 162 0.0147%
1927 — 162 0.0146%
1928 — 128 0.012%
1929 — 149 0.0144%
1930 — 184 0.0176%
1931 — 171 0.0173%
1932 — 127 0.0129%
1933 — 182 0.0195%
1934 — 97 0.01%
1935 — 138 0.0142%
1936 — 119 0.0124%
1937 — 130 0.0132%
1938 — 153 0.0149%
1939 — 115 0.0113%
1940 — 198 0.0186%
1941 — 195 0.0173%
1942 — 231 0.0183%
1943 — 259 0.0198%
1944 — 254 0.0205%
1945 — 257 0.0211%
1946 — 350 0.0237%
1947 — 505 0.0303%
1948 — 433 0.0271%
1949 — 510 0.0317%
1950 — 532 0.033%
1951 — 641 0.0378%
1952 — 756 0.0433%
1953 — 719 0.0406%
1954 — 791 0.0433%
1955 — 730 0.0397%
1956 — 738 0.0391%
1957 — 1,097 0.057%
1958 — 1,178 0.0623%
1959 — 1,247 0.0656%
1960 — 1,317 0.0695%
1961 — 1,209 0.064%
1962 — 1,362 0.0742%
1963 — 1,279 0.0713%
1964 — 1,116 0.0634%
1965 — 969 0.0593%
1966 — 834 0.0534%
1967 — 724 0.0477%
1968 — 833 0.0555%
1969 — 1,015 0.0659%
1970 — 1,388 0.0872%
1971 — 2,229 0.1483%
1972 — 2,631 0.1932%
1973 — 2,055 0.1585%
1974 — 2,122 0.1633%
1975 — 2,051 0.1596%
1976 — 2,420 0.1878%
1977 — 2,679 0.1987%
1978 — 2,615 0.1945%
1979 — 2,618 0.1857%
1980 — 2,641 0.1806%
1981 — 2,399 0.1632%
1982 — 2,451 0.164%
1983 — 2,240 0.1518%
1984 — 2,134 0.1435%
1985 — 1,794 0.1182%
1986 — 1,624 0.1076%
1987 — 1,688 0.1106%
1988 — 1,387 0.089%
1989 — 1,265 0.0784%
1990 — 1,318 0.0795%
1991 — 1,250 0.0767%
1992 — 1,111 0.0696%
1993 — 992 0.0636%
1994 — 959 0.0625%
1995 — 941 0.0624%
1996 — 978 0.0653%
1997 — 842 0.0569%
1998 — 750 0.0501%
1999 — 712 0.0475%
2000 — 788 0.0516%
2001 — 785 0.0521%
2002 — 812 0.0542%
2003 — 674 0.0443%
2004 — 634 0.0416%
2005 — 574 0.0375%
2006 — 640 0.0409%
2007 — 560 0.0355%
2008 — 468 0.0303%
2009 — 362 0.0242%
2010 — 296 0.0205%
2011 — 315 0.0221%
2012 — 255 0.0179%
2013 — 273 0.0192%
2014 — 274 0.0188%
2015 — 215 0.0148%
2016 — 174 0.0121%
2017 — 209 0.015%
2018 — 159 0.0116%
2019 — 126 0.0093%
2020 — 94 0.0074%
2021 — 69 0.0056%
2022 — 113 0.0086%
2023 — 120 0.0093%

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Names Like Jenny

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What names are variants of Jenny?

Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Jenny.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Jen

Fair one; white and smooth, soft

Welsh

Jenalee

English

Jenalynn

English

Jenarae

English

Jeneen

English

Jenene

English

Jenetta

Scottish

Jeni

Fair one; white and smooth, soft; God is gracious

Welsh

Jenica

God is gracious

Hebrew

Jenice

English

Jeniece

God is gracious

Hebrew

Jenika

English

Jenise

English

Jenita

English

Jenna

Fair magical being

English

Jennessa

English

Jenni

Fair one; white and smooth, soft

Welsh

Jennie

A variant spelling of Jenny.

English

Jennika

English

Jennilee

English

Jennilyn

English

Jennis

English

Jennita

English

Jennyann

English

Jennylee

English

Jinni

English

Jinny

What names sound like Jenny?

If you like how Jenny sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Jenny.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Genny

Fair one; white and smooth, soft

Welsh

Janny

God is gracious

Hebrew

Jenay

American

Jenn

Fair one

Welsh

Jennay

American

Jenney

What names are similar to Jenny?

Find a name that’s like Jenny, but just a little bit different.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Genevieve

Family woman

French

Genna

English

Guinevere

Fair one; white, smooth, soft

Welsh

Jane

God is gracious

Hebrew

Jenilee

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3 Comments

  1. My real name is Jennifer but everybody calls me Jenny or Jennie

  2. I don’t know how to pronounce this name

  3. I got the name from her great grandmother Jean.


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