Baby name

Jenny

Girl

Origin of the name

Jenny is a pet form of Jane or Jennifer.

Classic name

1977 was its best year: 2,688 births, or 1 baby in 1,182. It has stood the test of time: births were recorded in 146 of the 146 years since 1880. Its rank in 2025: No. 1500.

92,101births since 1880

1970sgeneration

No. 108rank at its peak, in 1977

Where babies named Jenny are born

1977

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The darker the blue, the more common Jenny is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Jenny is most common in Utah (2 times), California (1.6) and Oregon (1.4), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Jenna 148,587
Penny 100,619
Jenni 5,548
Genny 1,299
Henny 1,056

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