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Jenny

Girl

Meaning of Jenny: Hebrew: 'God is gracious'

Jenny is a girl's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1454th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1491st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1454

142 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1491

21 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

92,706

First recorded 1880 · peak 1977

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 2,416 babies1982: 2,469 babies1983: 2,260 babies1984: 2,148 babies1985: 1,822 babies1986: 1,645 babies1987: 1,714 babies1988: 1,419 babies1989: 1,295 babies1990: 1,348 babies19901991: 1,268 babies1992: 1,140 babies1993: 1,019 babies1994: 987 babies1995: 989 babies1996: 1,012 babies1997: 874 babies1998: 778 babies1999: 758 babies2000: 828 babies20002001: 810 babies2002: 840 babies2003: 709 babies2004: 685 babies2005: 613 babies2006: 667 babies2007: 616 babies2008: 512 babies2009: 406 babies2010: 350 babies20102011: 362 babies2012: 308 babies2013: 337 babies2014: 335 babies2015: 281 babies2016: 235 babies2017: 260 babies2018: 220 babies2019: 196 babies2020: 153 babies20202021: 148 babies2022: 166 babies2023: 174 babies2024: 162 babies2025: 142 babies
US babies named Jenny per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 2,469.

Gender split

1% boys · 99% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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