Jenny

#1,500 for girls in 2025, 142 births · Last seen for boys in 1995 at #5,501
Given to girls 99.3% of the time

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Peak · girls
1977 · 2,688 births
Debut · girls
13 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
92,101
since 1880

Jenny over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Jenny has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201995peak #108, 1977girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,500142—
2024#1,390162—
2023#1,304174—
2022#1,381166—
2021#1,450148—
2020#1,422153—
2019#1,196196—
2018#1,111220—
2017#996260—
2016#1,094235—
2015#964281—
2014#826335—
2013#803337—
2012#864308—
2011#760362—
2010#786350—
2009#709406—
2008#600512—
2007#514616—
2006#475667—
2005#496613—
2004#446685—
2003#424709—
2002#354840—
2001#366810—
2000#361828—
1999#378758—
1998#369778—
1997#327874—
1996#2851,012—
1995#284979#5,50110
1994#282982#8,8005
1993#2701,019—
1992#2441,140—
1991#2251,263#8,2365
1990#2141,337#4,67311
1989#2061,289#6,9416
1988#1951,401#2,96118
1987#1651,701#3,52113
1986#1671,632#3,44013
1985#1571,812#4,05210
1984#1362,135#3,27013
1983#1322,247#3,23013
1982#1212,455#3,10814
1981#1232,402#3,03014
1980#1172,645#2,61718
1979#1202,627#2,77716
1978#1112,617#3,61410
1977#1082,688#3,20312
1976#1092,425#3,26411
1975#1352,064#3,9418
1974#1312,131#2,54915
1973#1392,066#5,1015
1972#1192,636#3,3449
1971#1422,239#1,98721
1970#2241,409#3,8367
1969#2741,040—
1968#303856#3,3657
1967#312767#2,9858
1966#294858#2,9868
1965#274987#2,9828
1964#2641,146—
1963#2421,302—
1962#2301,396#2,67310
1961#2501,249#2,9009
1960#2351,351#2,8719
1959#2421,275#2,41412
1958#2491,203#2,26513
1957#2561,117#3,0248
1956#318759#2,9698
1955#311759#2,9648
1954#294827#2,7439
1953#298756—
1952#290777#3,3736
1951#306660#2,8448
1950#322569#3,0217
1949#337536#3,0197
1948#365466#2,7888
1947#345533#2,16913
1946#384396#2,5349
1945#411301#2,5748
1944#419297#2,30910
1943#430293#1,76417
1942#442273#1,79916
1941#436247#2,08312
1940#442238#2,4789
1939#510173#2,05012
1938#472197—
1937#496176#2,6808
1936#489174—
1935#467186#2,7198
1934#517156—
1933#435219#3,2686
1932#462199#2,8498
1931#433222#2,47110
1930#438235—
1929#465203#2,19913
1928#506185#4,1515
1927#468222#4,2105
1926#477211—
1925#492201#3,7416
1924#478212—
1923#505189—
1922#534174—
1921#535178—
1920#504188—
1919#573146—
1918#596142—
1917#596131—
1916#575136—
1915#640106—
1914#62984—
1913#57180—
1912#56772—
1911#67641—
1910#66341—
1909#62439—
1908#64935—
1907#53545—
1906#60235—
1905#87218—
1904#91016—
1903#60729—
1902#68824—
1901#61526—
1900#54339—
1899#59327—
1898#65025—
1897#64423—
1896#56529—
1895#63823—
1894#58625—
1893#57124—
1892#52627—
1891#64417—
1890#64217—
1889#56720—
1888#51224—
1887#52418—
1886#55616—
1885#52017—
1884#50117—
1883#57911—
1882#45816—
1881#43415—
1880#46613—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Jenny was already there! It came in at #466, and was given to 13 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1880–1883, when fewer than 17 girls a year got the name.

Where Jenny is popular in 1995

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Jenny, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Jenny, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Jenny, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #205 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,009 girlsNHWashington: #256 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,300 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Jenny, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Jenny, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Jenny, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #303 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,921 girlsMNIllinois: #375 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 2,268 girlsILWisconsin: #510 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,713 girlsWIMichigan: #670 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 5,263 girlsMINew York: #179 for girls · 112 births · 1 in 960 girlsNYMassachusetts: #223 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,269 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Jenny, so not publishedRIOregon: #349 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,805 girlsORNevada: #359 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,608 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Jenny, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Jenny, so not publishedSDIowa: #293 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,773 girlsIAIndiana: #592 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,678 girlsINOhio: #515 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 3,967 girlsOHPennsylvania: #409 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 2,834 girlsPANew Jersey: #215 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 1,223 girlsNJConnecticut: #207 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,095 girlsCTCalifornia: #179 for girls · 267 births · 1 in 879 girlsCAUtah: #346 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,850 girlsUTColorado: #351 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,843 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Jenny, so not publishedNEMissouri: #359 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,276 girlsMOKentucky: #499 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,927 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Jenny, so not publishedWVVirginia: #229 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,263 girlsVAMaryland: #222 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,174 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Jenny, so not publishedDEArizona: #358 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,819 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Jenny, so not publishedNMKansas: #275 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,421 girlsKSArkansas: #310 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,657 girlsARTennessee: #347 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,254 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #246 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,417 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Jenny, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Jenny, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #449 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,613 girlsOKLouisiana: #473 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,746 girlsLAMississippi: #306 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,511 girlsMSAlabama: #515 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,458 girlsALGeorgia: #318 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,949 girlsGAHawaii: #186 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 628 girlsHITexas: #313 for girls · 76 births · 1 in 1,795 girlsTXFlorida: #293 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 1,735 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. California#179 · 1 in 879
  2. New York#179 · 1 in 960
  3. Hawaii#186 · 1 in 628
  4. New Hampshire#205 · 1 in 1,009
  5. Connecticut#207 · 1 in 1,095

Best ever in a state: #33 in Utah, 1976.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
California#1792671 in 879
New York#1791121 in 960
Hawaii#18671 in 628
New Hampshire#20551 in 1,009
Connecticut#207151 in 1,095
New Jersey#215351 in 1,223
Maryland#222211 in 1,174
Massachusetts#223261 in 1,269
Virginia#229271 in 1,263
North Carolina#246271 in 1,417
Washington#256221 in 1,300
Kansas#27591 in 1,421
Florida#293421 in 1,735
Iowa#29381 in 1,773
Minnesota#303131 in 1,921
Mississippi#30681 in 1,511
Arkansas#31071 in 1,657
Texas#313761 in 1,795
Georgia#318211 in 1,949
Utah#34681 in 1,850
Tennessee#347131 in 2,254
Oregon#34991 in 1,805
Colorado#351111 in 1,843
Arizona#358151 in 1,819
Missouri#359131 in 2,276
Nevada#35951 in 1,608
Illinois#375321 in 2,268
Pennsylvania#409221 in 2,834
Oklahoma#44961 in 2,613
Louisiana#47381 in 2,746
Kentucky#49951 in 3,927
Wisconsin#51071 in 3,713
Alabama#51561 in 3,458
Ohio#515161 in 3,967
Indiana#59271 in 4,678
Michigan#670101 in 5,263
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Jenny
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 110 spots since 2024 (#1,390 → #1,500)
  • 78 spots since 2020 (#1,422 → #1,500)
  • 536 spots since 2015 (#964 → #1,500)
  • Biggest jump: 270 spots in 1906 (#872 → #602)
  • Biggest drop: 303 spots in 1904 (#607 → #910)
Rise & fade · girls
97 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1977 at #108 (2,688 births)
  • Births halved by 1989, 12 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 137 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 137 yrs · run 1880–2015
Share of babies · girls
1 in 570
  • Highest: 1 in 570 girls born in 1977 were named Jenny (0.18%)
  • Latest: 1 in 11,319 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · girls
The 1970s
  • 24.9% of all girls named Jenny (22,902) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s167#434 (1881)#512
1890s237#526 (1892)#606
1900s306#535 (1907)#665
1910s979#567 (1912)#609
1920s1,963#465 (1929)#496
1930s1,937#433 (1931)#472
1940s3,580#337 (1949)#401
1950s8,702#242 (1959)#289
1960s10,952#230 (1962)#268
1970s22,902#108 (1977)#134
1980s19,719#117 (1980)#152
1990s10,142#214 (1990)#288
2000s6,686#354 (2002)#475
2010s2,884#760 (2011)#940
2020s945#1,304 (2023)#1,408

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Jenny in 1995

girls
#284
979 births · 1 in 1,796 girls
boys
#5,501
10 births · 1 in 190,370 boys

Top girls' names in 1995

  1. #1Jessica27,941
  2. #2Ashley26,606
  3. #3Emily24,382
  4. #4Samantha21,644
  5. #5Sarah21,395
  6. #6Taylor20,426
  7. #7Hannah17,018
  8. #8Brittany16,477
  9. #9Amanda16,354
  10. #10Elizabeth16,192
  11. #284Jenny979

Top boys' names in 1995

  1. #1Michael41,409
  2. #2Matthew32,882
  3. #3Christopher32,679
  4. #4Jacob31,134
  5. #5Joshua30,720
  6. #6Tyler29,161
  7. #7Nicholas29,160
  8. #8Brandon26,904
  9. #9Daniel26,728
  10. #10Austin25,908
  11. #5,501Jenny10
More about 1995

girls

1,758,548 girls got a published name in 1995; 1 in 1,796 of them was named Jenny, which outranked 98.2% of the 15,753 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jenny
  1. #281Madeleine988
  2. #282Renee986
  3. #283Adrianna985
  4. #284Jenny979
  5. #284Miriam979
  6. #286Sadie972
  7. #287Riley969
  8. #288Candace967

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1994
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,718Iridian#7,604 → #886
  2. ↑ 2,689Daija#3,615 → #926
  3. ↑ 2,119Lyric#2,752 → #633
  4. ↑ 1,910Daja#2,877 → #967
  5. ↑ 1,602Shania#2,047 → #445
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,205Nohely#896 → #2,101
  2. ↓ 1,048Zana#802 → #1,850
  3. ↓ 869Kadijah#512 → #1,381
  4. ↓ 609Clarisa#664 → #1,273
  5. ↓ 514Dayana#751 → #1,265

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,903,701 boys got a published name in 1995; 1 in 190,370 of them was named Jenny, which outranked 46.7% of the 10,330 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jenny
  1. #5,124Zakk11
  2. #5,124Zoltan11
  3. #5,124Zuriel11
  4. #5,501Jenny10
  5. #5,501Aaric10
  6. #5,501Abdoulaye10
  7. #5,501Abdulkareem10
  8. #5,928Abdulah9
  9. #5,928Abdur9
  10. #5,928Abrham9

Tied with 426 names at #5,501; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1994
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,703Tristin#2,307 → #604
  2. ↑ 1,494Raekwon#2,082 → #588
  3. ↑ 1,357Tristian#2,219 → #862
  4. ↑ 1,269Triston#1,795 → #526
  5. ↑ 1,186Rashaan#2,123 → #937
Fallers
  1. ↓ 469Shyheim#817 → #1,286
  2. ↓ 335Ryne#897 → #1,232
  3. ↓ 251Daulton#792 → #1,043
  4. ↓ 247Demetri#886 → #1,133
  5. ↓ 242Jerrell#917 → #1,159

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1995 →