Jenny

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Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: English

Meaning

Jenny is a female given name. The name was originally the diminutive form of Jane, but it is now associated with Jennifer. It may also be spelt Jennie, which was the most common spelling before the 20th century.

From Wikipedia

Jenny first appears in the data in 1964 and has been recorded in 4 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1964 with 76 babies (rank #100 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Jenny

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Jenny yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

83
Total babies (all years)
4
Years in the data
76
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
196476#100
20142#719
20153#478
20162#672