Jenny
Girl name · #1501 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 142 baby girls were named Jenny, placing it at #1501 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #964, so the name has been falling over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 12,676 girls born in 2025 was named Jenny.
The 145-year story
Jenny first appears in the Social Security records in 1880, when 13 girls received the name. Its peak came in 1977, when 2,688 girls were named Jenny — good for #108 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.
Babies named Jenny per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Jenny in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Jenny is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Jenny will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Jenny is most common
State-level data for Jenny 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).
Nicknames & related forms of Jenny
Jenny belongs to the Jennifer family — closely related nicknames and spellings of the same name.
Counted as one name, the Jennifer family went to about 643 girls in 2025 — together they'd rank around #479, versus #1501 for Jenny alone.
Names like Jenny
Statistically, parents drawn to Jenny tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Ginny, Lindy, Janna, Aimee, and Kelly.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Jenny | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 142 | #1500 |
| 2024 | 162 | #1390 |
| 2023 | 174 | #1304 |
| 2022 | 166 | #1381 |
| 2021 | 148 | #1450 |
| 2020 | 153 | #1422 |
| 2019 | 196 | #1196 |
| 2018 | 220 | #1111 |
| 2017 | 260 | #996 |
| 2016 | 235 | #1094 |
| 2015 | 281 | #964 |
| 2014 | 335 | #826 |
| 2013 | 337 | #803 |
| 2012 | 308 | #864 |
| 2011 | 362 | #760 |
| 2010 | 350 | #786 |
| 2009 | 406 | #709 |
| 2008 | 512 | #600 |
| 2007 | 616 | #514 |
| 2006 | 667 | #475 |
| 2005 | 613 | #496 |
| 2004 | 685 | #446 |
| 2003 | 709 | #424 |
| 2002 | 840 | #354 |
| 2001 | 810 | #366 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Jenny a popular girl name?
Jenny ranked #1501 among girls in 2025 with 142 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #964.
When was the name Jenny most popular?
Jenny peaked in 1977, when 2,688 American girls received the name (ranked #108 that year). Since 1977 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Jenny?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 12,676 newborn American girls was named Jenny. 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.