girls' name ★ peaked 1917

Jennie

Meaning A female given name, variant of Jenny Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,309 Trend ↑ Rising 66%

A female given name, variant of Jenny.

Rank 2025
#2,309
among girls · ↓550 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
79
named Jennie · -31% vs 2024
How common
1 in 20,345
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1917
3,119 babies
All-time total
127,660
#314 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Jennie popularity over time

127,660 babies have been named Jennie since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
2.557.51018801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 10,220 21 10,241 1,024 – #24
1890s 11,876 39 11,915 1,192 +16% #40
1900s 9,988 45 10,033 1,003 -16% #64
1910s 23,068 68 23,136 2,314 +131% #73
1920s 22,591 120 22,711 2,271 -2% #97
1930s 9,488 80 9,568 957 -58% #150
1940s 7,014 32 7,046 705 -26% #244
1950s 7,587 11 7,598 760 +8% #288
1960s 5,979 15 5,994 599 -21% #332
1970s 7,754 17 7,771 777 +30% #274
1980s 6,465 31 6,496 650 -16% #282
1990s 2,836 – 2,836 284 -56% #586
2000s 1,250 – 1,250 125 -56% #1,131
2010s 607 – 607 61 -51% #2,461
2020s (to 2025) 458 – 458 76 +26% #1,759

Where Jennie is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 86 0.05 outside top 500
2027 92 0.06 outside top 500
2028 98 0.06 outside top 500
2029 103 0.06 outside top 500
2030 108 0.07 outside top 500

Where Jennie is most popular

Girls named Jennie per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.049 per 1,000. Strongest in California, Georgia, and Texas.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Jennie born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
California 104 0.124 +152%
Georgia 13 0.057 +16%
Texas 46 0.057 +16%
New York 20 0.051 ≈ national
Washington 7 0.048 ≈ national
North Carolina 11 0.048 ≈ national
Florida 13 0.030 -38%
Illinois 5 0.022 -56%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Jennie

Jennie is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,309 in 2025 with 79 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 127,660 American babies have been named Jennie. Its peak came in 1917, when 3,119 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1910s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Jennie stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Jennie?

The median living Jennie is about 56 years old; half are between 43 and 72. An estimated 38 thousand people named Jennie are alive in the United States today.

median 56 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Jennie year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 79 #2,309 – –
2024 115 #1,759 – –
2023 78 #2,344 – –
2022 68 #2,591 – –
2021 59 #2,866 – –
2020 59 #2,800 – –
2019 67 #2,614 – –
2018 45 #3,460 – –
2017 50 #3,217 – –
2016 49 #3,302 – –
2015 74 #2,461 – –
2014 62 #2,795 – –
2013 62 #2,786 – –
2012 62 #2,818 – –
2011 63 #2,779 – –
2010 73 #2,525 – –
2009 88 #2,234 – –
2008 91 #2,194 – –
2007 89 #2,221 – –
2006 111 #1,837 – –
2005 120 #1,659 – –
2004 128 #1,550 – –
2003 133 #1,469 – –
2002 143 #1,358 – –
2001 166 #1,220 – –
2000 181 #1,131 – –
1995 264 #767 – –
1990 394 #586 – –
1985 585 #389 9 #4,484
1980 875 #282 6 #5,862
1975 707 #322 5 #5,858
1970 600 #391 – –
1965 563 #391 5 #4,173
1960 807 #332 – –
1955 711 #322 6 #3,689
1950 735 #288 – –
1945 636 #272 – –
1940 662 #247 5 #3,695
1935 846 #201 5 #3,914
1930 1,352 #152 10 #2,691
1925 2,263 #121 14 #2,257
1920 2,808 #97 11 #2,676
1915 3,015 #73 10 #2,534
1910 1,183 #81 – –
1905 981 #76 11 #770
1900 1,204 #64 9 #941
1895 1,177 #53 5 #1,169
1890 1,259 #41 6 #944
1885 1,045 #33 – –
1880 793 #24 7 #779

Famous people named Jennie

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Jennie Jennie South Korean singer (born 1996) Contemporary
  2. 2 Jennie Garth Jennie Garth American actress (born 1972) Contemporary
  3. 3 Jennie Johansson Jennie Johansson Swedish swimmer (born 1988) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Jennie, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Jennie?

The median living Jennie is about 56 years old. Half of all living Jennies are between 43 and 72 years old.

How many people named Jennie are alive today?

An estimated 38 thousand people named Jennie are alive in the United States, based on 127,660 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Jennie mean?

A female given name, variant of Jenny.

How popular is the name Jennie in 2025?

Jennie ranked #2,309 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 79 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Jennie?

127,660 babies have been named Jennie in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Jennie most popular?

Jennie peaked in 1917, when 3,119 newborns received the name.

Is Jennie a boy or girl name?

Jennie is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Jennie rising or falling?

Jennie is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Jennie become more popular?

Jennie is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 108 girls named Jennie in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Jennie?

Well-known people named Jennie include Jennie (singer), Jennie Garth (actor), Jennie Johansson (swimmer).

Names like Jennie

Names that sound and feel close to Jennie: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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