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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1996 with 147 babies (rank #257 that year). It was not in the 2024 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 — 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.

1,329

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

147

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
1996	147	#257
1997	103	#333
1998	107	#331
1999	89	#363
2000	91	#362
2001	76	#410
2002	61	#497
2003	76	#454
2004	56	#562
2005	58	#567
2006	53	#624
2007	59	#604
2008	63	#598
2009	43	#816
2010	52	#711
2011	47	#798
2012	31	#1,116
2013	27	#1,268
2014	33	#1,082
2015	31	#1,124
2016	26	#1,301