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 1999 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2000 with 105 babies (rank #231 that year). In 2024 it was given to 11 girls (rank #915). 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.

1,105

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

105

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
1999	79	#271
2000	105	#231
2001	86	#254
2002	102	#221
2003	77	#267
2004	83	#261
2005	71	#290
2006	63	#320
2007	57	#338
2008	49	#381
2009	48	#401
2010	50	#393
2011	46	#407
2012	44	#408
2013	30	#523
2014	31	#495
2015	29	#515
2016	23	#615
2022	14	#770
2023	7	#1,302
2024	11	#915