Jennie
Girl name · #2298 in 2025 · Very rare
Jennie ranks #2298 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 79 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #2456, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 22,785 girls born in 2025 was named Jennie.
Babies named Jennie per year. Source: SSA.
The 145-year story
Jennie first appears in the Social Security records in 1880, when 793 girls received the name. Its peak came in 1917, when 3,109 girls were named Jennie — good for #81 that year. Today's parents encounter it as a name from their grandparents’ generation, which is precisely the vintage window from which names get revived. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Jennie in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Jennie is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Jennie will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Jennie is most common
State-level data for Jennie is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Jennie
Statistically, parents drawn to Jennie tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Fannie, Minnie, Johnnie, Bobbie, and Susie.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Jennie | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 79 | #2298 |
| 2024 | 115 | #1753 |
| 2023 | 78 | #2336 |
| 2022 | 68 | #2579 |
| 2021 | 59 | #2848 |
| 2020 | 59 | #2779 |
| 2019 | 67 | #2593 |
| 2018 | 45 | #3438 |
| 2017 | 50 | #3192 |
| 2016 | 49 | #3280 |
| 2015 | 74 | #2456 |
| 2014 | 62 | #2781 |
| 2013 | 62 | #2769 |
| 2012 | 62 | #2805 |
| 2011 | 63 | #2763 |
| 2010 | 73 | #2514 |
| 2009 | 88 | #2227 |
| 2008 | 91 | #2184 |
| 2007 | 89 | #2213 |
| 2006 | 111 | #1833 |
| 2005 | 120 | #1657 |
| 2004 | 128 | #1546 |
| 2003 | 133 | #1466 |
| 2002 | 143 | #1351 |
| 2001 | 166 | #1218 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Jennie a popular girl name?
Jennie ranked #2298 among girls in 2025 with 79 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #2456.
When was the name Jennie most popular?
Jennie peaked in 1917, when 3,109 American girls received the name (ranked #81 that year). Since 1917 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Jennie?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 22,785 newborn American girls was named Jennie. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.