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Jenny

Girl #1306 in 2023

Jenny is a girl name of mixed origin.

Meaning of Jenny

From, historically as a hypochoristic form of Janet, Jane, etc. but now more often used as a diminutive of Jennifer.

Popularity of Jenny

Popularity, 1880–2023

174 births in 2023

1880 2023

91,794 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023.

Peak year

1977

2,688 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Falling

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

Similar names

Supplanter; one who follows

Very popular since the Middle Ages

Eleventh and favorite son of Jacob, by his wife Rachel

Jennifer, also spelled Jenifer or Jenefer, is a feminine given name, the Cornish form of Guinevere, that became popular in the English-speaking world in the 20th century

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Jessica is a female given name of English origin

Boy · Ancient Greek

From the Ἰάσων, from ἰάομαι

Boy · Germanic languages

About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.