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
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1977 · 2,688 births
- Debut · girls
- 13 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 92,101since 1880
Jenny over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Jenny has never cracked the top 100 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,500 | 142 | — | |
| 2024 | #1,390 | 162 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,304 | 174 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,381 | 166 | — | |
| 2021 | #1,450 | 148 | — | |
| 2020 | #1,422 | 153 | — | |
| 2019 | #1,196 | 196 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,111 | 220 | — | |
| 2017 | #996 | 260 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,094 | 235 | — | |
| 2015 | #964 | 281 | — | |
| 2014 | #826 | 335 | — | |
| 2013 | #803 | 337 | — | |
| 2012 | #864 | 308 | — | |
| 2011 | #760 | 362 | — | |
| 2010 | #786 | 350 | — | |
| 2009 | #709 | 406 | — | |
| 2008 | #600 | 512 | — | |
| 2007 | #514 | 616 | — | |
| 2006 | #475 | 667 | — | |
| 2005 | #496 | 613 | — | |
| 2004 | #446 | 685 | — | |
| 2003 | #424 | 709 | — | |
| 2002 | #354 | 840 | — | |
| 2001 | #366 | 810 | — | |
| 2000 | #361 | 828 | — | |
| 1999 | #378 | 758 | — | |
| 1998 | #369 | 778 | — | |
| 1997 | #327 | 874 | — | |
| 1996 | #285 | 1,012 | — | |
| 1995 | #284 | 979 | #5,501 | 10 |
| 1994 | #282 | 982 | #8,800 | 5 |
| 1993 | #270 | 1,019 | — | |
| 1992 | #244 | 1,140 | — | |
| 1991 | #225 | 1,263 | #8,236 | 5 |
| 1990 | #214 | 1,337 | #4,673 | 11 |
| 1989 | #206 | 1,289 | #6,941 | 6 |
| 1988 | #195 | 1,401 | #2,961 | 18 |
| 1987 | #165 | 1,701 | #3,521 | 13 |
| 1986 | #167 | 1,632 | #3,440 | 13 |
| 1985 | #157 | 1,812 | #4,052 | 10 |
| 1984 | #136 | 2,135 | #3,270 | 13 |
| 1983 | #132 | 2,247 | #3,230 | 13 |
| 1982 | #121 | 2,455 | #3,108 | 14 |
| 1981 | #123 | 2,402 | #3,030 | 14 |
| 1980 | #117 | 2,645 | #2,617 | 18 |
| 1979 | #120 | 2,627 | #2,777 | 16 |
| 1978 | #111 | 2,617 | #3,614 | 10 |
| 1977 | #108 | 2,688 | #3,203 | 12 |
| 1976 | #109 | 2,425 | #3,264 | 11 |
| 1975 | #135 | 2,064 | #3,941 | 8 |
| 1974 | #131 | 2,131 | #2,549 | 15 |
| 1973 | #139 | 2,066 | #5,101 | 5 |
| 1972 | #119 | 2,636 | #3,344 | 9 |
| 1971 | #142 | 2,239 | #1,987 | 21 |
| 1970 | #224 | 1,409 | #3,836 | 7 |
| 1969 | #274 | 1,040 | — | |
| 1968 | #303 | 856 | #3,365 | 7 |
| 1967 | #312 | 767 | #2,985 | 8 |
| 1966 | #294 | 858 | #2,986 | 8 |
| 1965 | #274 | 987 | #2,982 | 8 |
| 1964 | #264 | 1,146 | — | |
| 1963 | #242 | 1,302 | — | |
| 1962 | #230 | 1,396 | #2,673 | 10 |
| 1961 | #250 | 1,249 | #2,900 | 9 |
| 1960 | #235 | 1,351 | #2,871 | 9 |
| 1959 | #242 | 1,275 | #2,414 | 12 |
| 1958 | #249 | 1,203 | #2,265 | 13 |
| 1957 | #256 | 1,117 | #3,024 | 8 |
| 1956 | #318 | 759 | #2,969 | 8 |
| 1955 | #311 | 759 | #2,964 | 8 |
| 1954 | #294 | 827 | #2,743 | 9 |
| 1953 | #298 | 756 | — | |
| 1952 | #290 | 777 | #3,373 | 6 |
| 1951 | #306 | 660 | #2,844 | 8 |
| 1950 | #322 | 569 | #3,021 | 7 |
| 1949 | #337 | 536 | #3,019 | 7 |
| 1948 | #365 | 466 | #2,788 | 8 |
| 1947 | #345 | 533 | #2,169 | 13 |
| 1946 | #384 | 396 | #2,534 | 9 |
| 1945 | #411 | 301 | #2,574 | 8 |
| 1944 | #419 | 297 | #2,309 | 10 |
| 1943 | #430 | 293 | #1,764 | 17 |
| 1942 | #442 | 273 | #1,799 | 16 |
| 1941 | #436 | 247 | #2,083 | 12 |
| 1940 | #442 | 238 | #2,478 | 9 |
| 1939 | #510 | 173 | #2,050 | 12 |
| 1938 | #472 | 197 | — | |
| 1937 | #496 | 176 | #2,680 | 8 |
| 1936 | #489 | 174 | — | |
| 1935 | #467 | 186 | #2,719 | 8 |
| 1934 | #517 | 156 | — | |
| 1933 | #435 | 219 | #3,268 | 6 |
| 1932 | #462 | 199 | #2,849 | 8 |
| 1931 | #433 | 222 | #2,471 | 10 |
| 1930 | #438 | 235 | — | |
| 1929 | #465 | 203 | #2,199 | 13 |
| 1928 | #506 | 185 | #4,151 | 5 |
| 1927 | #468 | 222 | #4,210 | 5 |
| 1926 | #477 | 211 | — | |
| 1925 | #492 | 201 | #3,741 | 6 |
| 1924 | #478 | 212 | — | |
| 1923 | #505 | 189 | — | |
| 1922 | #534 | 174 | — | |
| 1921 | #535 | 178 | — | |
| 1920 | #504 | 188 | — | |
| 1919 | #573 | 146 | — | |
| 1918 | #596 | 142 | — | |
| 1917 | #596 | 131 | — | |
| 1916 | #575 | 136 | — | |
| 1915 | #640 | 106 | — | |
| 1914 | #629 | 84 | — | |
| 1913 | #571 | 80 | — | |
| 1912 | #567 | 72 | — | |
| 1911 | #676 | 41 | — | |
| 1910 | #663 | 41 | — | |
| 1909 | #624 | 39 | — | |
| 1908 | #649 | 35 | — | |
| 1907 | #535 | 45 | — | |
| 1906 | #602 | 35 | — | |
| 1905 | #872 | 18 | — | |
| 1904 | #910 | 16 | — | |
| 1903 | #607 | 29 | — | |
| 1902 | #688 | 24 | — | |
| 1901 | #615 | 26 | — | |
| 1900 | #543 | 39 | — | |
| 1899 | #593 | 27 | — | |
| 1898 | #650 | 25 | — | |
| 1897 | #644 | 23 | — | |
| 1896 | #565 | 29 | — | |
| 1895 | #638 | 23 | — | |
| 1894 | #586 | 25 | — | |
| 1893 | #571 | 24 | — | |
| 1892 | #526 | 27 | — | |
| 1891 | #644 | 17 | — | |
| 1890 | #642 | 17 | — | |
| 1889 | #567 | 20 | — | |
| 1888 | #512 | 24 | — | |
| 1887 | #524 | 18 | — | |
| 1886 | #556 | 16 | — | |
| 1885 | #520 | 17 | — | |
| 1884 | #501 | 17 | — | |
| 1883 | #579 | 11 | — | |
| 1882 | #458 | 16 | — | |
| 1881 | #434 | 15 | — | |
| 1880 | #466 | 13 | — | |
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 2012
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- New York#488 · 1 in 2,494
- California#531 · 1 in 2,751
- Washington#588 · 1 in 2,768
- Oklahoma#637 · 1 in 2,747
- New Jersey#685 · 1 in 3,651
Best ever in a state: #33 in Utah, 1976.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | #488 | 37 | 1 in 2,494 |
| California | #531 | 76 | 1 in 2,751 |
| Washington | #588 | 11 | 1 in 2,768 |
| Oklahoma | #637 | 6 | 1 in 2,747 |
| New Jersey | #685 | 10 | 1 in 3,651 |
| Maryland | #696 | 7 | 1 in 3,442 |
| South Carolina | #726 | 5 | 1 in 3,485 |
| Alabama | #743 | 5 | 1 in 3,693 |
| North Carolina | #756 | 11 | 1 in 3,996 |
| Georgia | #825 | 11 | 1 in 4,301 |
| Wisconsin | #837 | 5 | 1 in 4,609 |
| Florida | #987 | 13 | 1 in 6,125 |
| Texas | #987 | 26 | 1 in 6,089 |
| Ohio | #1,008 | 8 | 1 in 6,447 |
| Indiana | #1,013 | 5 | 1 in 6,007 |
| Tennessee | #1,053 | 5 | 1 in 5,974 |
| Pennsylvania | #1,102 | 7 | 1 in 7,536 |
| Illinois | #1,304 | 7 | 1 in 8,394 |
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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.
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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
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 167 | #434 (1881) | #512 |
| 1890s | 237 | #526 (1892) | #606 |
| 1900s | 306 | #535 (1907) | #665 |
| 1910s | 979 | #567 (1912) | #609 |
| 1920s | 1,963 | #465 (1929) | #496 |
| 1930s | 1,937 | #433 (1931) | #472 |
| 1940s | 3,580 | #337 (1949) | #401 |
| 1950s | 8,702 | #242 (1959) | #289 |
| 1960s | 10,952 | #230 (1962) | #268 |
| 1970s | 22,902 | #108 (1977) | #134 |
| 1980s | 19,719 | #117 (1980) | #152 |
| 1990s | 10,142 | #214 (1990) | #288 |
| 2000s | 6,686 | #354 (2002) | #475 |
| 2010s | 2,884 | #760 (2011) | #940 |
| 2020s | 945 | #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 2012
girls
#864
308 births · 1 in 5,718 girls
Top girls' names in 2012
More about 2012
girls
1,761,053 girls got a published name in 2012; 1 in 5,718 of them was named Jenny, which outranked 95.6% of the 19,534 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Jenny
Biggest movers since 2011
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.