—2024 rank
1977peak year
91,721babies named Jenny since 1880
▼ 17%5-year trend
Jenny popularity over 145 years
🌱 Below the charts · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Jenny mean?
Originally a medieval diminutive of Jane, later also of Jennifer. Jane descends from Hebrew via Old French Jehanne, and Jennifer from Welsh Gwenhwyfar, 'white, fair, smooth'.
OriginEnglish
Syllables2
Gendergirl
Stylevintage, classic
Names like Jenny
Same era, same vibe — if you like Jenny, these usually land on the shortlist too.
Famous Jennys
- Jenny Agutter, actress
Spellings & variants
JennieJenniJeni
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