Jenny

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

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 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1991 with 212 babies (rank #161 that year). In 2024 it was given to 30 girls (rank #923). 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 — a playful read on the name's character.

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
3Soul urgeThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
11PersonalityThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

2,879

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

212

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Also a character in

In Outlander: Jenny Murray — Jamie's sister

Famous people named Jenny

Jenny Slatestand-up comedian · b. 1982
Jenny Lindmusic educator · b. 1820
Jenny Agutterfilm actor · b. 1952
Jenny von Westphalensociologist · b. 1814
Jenny Erpenbecktelevision editor · b. 1967

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	212	#161
1992	161	#209
1993	161	#198
1994	139	#201
1995	204	#170
1996	155	#200
1997	136	#224
1998	135	#219
1999	117	#246
2000	115	#246
2001	105	#265
2002	109	#266
2003	95	#311
2004	82	#358
2005	78	#370
2006	77	#384
2007	80	#392
2008	69	#466
2009	58	#530
2010	57	#519
2011	54	#544
2012	54	#546
2013	43	#660
2014	61	#511
2015	42	#680
2016	32	#834
2017	31	#879
2018	44	#668
2019	35	#796
2020	25	#1,023
2021	26	#1,028
2022	26	#990
2023	31	#857
2024	30	#923