Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2021

Jennings

Gender Unisex · 6% girls Rank 2025 #1,841 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#1,841
among boys · ↑125 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
101
named Jennings · -5% vs 2024
How common
1 in 19,861
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2021
116 babies
All-time total
5,192
#1,800 all-time among boys
First recorded
1892
in Social Security records

Jennings popularity over time

5,192 babies have been named Jennings since 1892, 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
0.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

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 – – – – – –
1890s – 159 159 16 – #247
1900s – 107 107 11 -33% #407
1910s – 462 462 46 +332% #645
1920s – 893 893 89 +93% #590
1930s – 600 600 60 -33% #721
1940s – 497 497 50 -17% #823
1950s – 339 339 34 -32% #1,007
1960s – 223 223 22 -34% #1,355
1970s – 151 151 15 -32% #2,168
1980s – 164 164 16 +9% #2,529
1990s 27 155 182 18 +11% #3,165
2000s 17 161 178 18 -2% #4,186
2010s 133 481 614 61 +245% #1,800
2020s (to 2025) 137 486 623 104 +69% #1,776

Where Jennings is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (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 boys Implied rank
2026 87 0.05 outside top 500
2027 87 0.05 outside top 500
2028 87 0.05 outside top 500
2029 88 0.05 outside top 500
2030 88 0.05 outside top 500

Where Jennings is most popular

Boys named Jennings per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.048 per 1,000. Strongest in West Virginia, Tennessee, and Georgia.

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

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Jennings 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 Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
West Virginia 6 0.184 +282%
Tennessee 26 0.144 +200%
Georgia 30 0.118 +146%
Alabama 11 0.101 +109%
North Carolina 21 0.082 +71%
Texas 44 0.050 ≈ national
Indiana 7 0.044 -9%
Missouri 5 0.036 -25%
Illinois 5 0.020 -59%
Ohio 5 0.019 -61%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
California – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Florida – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
New York – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
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 Jennings

Jennings is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #1,841 in 2025 with 86 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1892, 5,192 American babies have been named Jennings, about 94% boys and 6% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2021, when 116 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

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 Jennings stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Jennings?

The median living Jennings is about 22 years old; half are between 6 and 63. An estimated 2,700 people named Jennings are alive in the United States today.

median 22 020406080100

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

Jennings 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 15 #7,283 86 #1,841
2024 26 #5,075 80 #1,966
2023 23 #5,466 78 #1,977
2022 25 #5,234 81 #1,927
2021 26 #5,019 90 #1,776
2020 22 #5,553 71 #2,010
2019 21 #5,877 85 #1,809
2018 13 #8,332 85 #1,800
2017 16 #7,237 50 #2,545
2016 14 #8,177 62 #2,194
2015 19 #6,571 44 #2,738
2014 9 #11,392 28 #3,731
2013 14 #8,325 50 #2,480
2012 11 #10,015 24 #4,196
2011 8 #12,686 26 #3,940
2010 8 #12,812 27 #3,856
2009 – – 19 #5,017
2008 – – 22 #4,458
2007 – – 15 #5,774
2006 – – 21 #4,427
2005 – – 13 #6,023
2004 – – 13 #5,957
2003 5 #16,875 20 #4,186
2002 6 #14,381 9 #7,300
2001 – – 13 #5,505
2000 6 #13,926 16 #4,677
1995 – – 13 #4,640
1990 – – 15 #3,861
1985 – – 20 #2,548
1980 – – 17 #2,779
1975 – – 17 #2,491
1970 – – 18 #2,168
1965 – – 22 #1,693
1960 – – 33 #1,388
1955 – – 34 #1,299
1950 – – 36 #1,211
1945 – – 58 #823
1940 – – 44 #975
1935 – – 54 #854
1930 – – 57 #878
1925 – – 101 #632
1920 – – 95 #651
1915 – – 58 #799
1910 – – 10 #1,080
1905 – – 5 #1,328
1900 – – 31 #407
1895 – – 9 #766
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Jennings?

The median living Jennings is about 22 years old. Half of all living Jenningss are between 6 and 63 years old.

How many people named Jennings are alive today?

An estimated 2,700 people named Jennings are alive in the United States, based on 5,192 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Jennings in 2025?

Jennings ranked #1,841 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 86 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Jennings?

5,192 babies have been named Jennings in the United States since 1892, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Jennings most popular?

Jennings peaked in 2021, when 116 newborns received the name.

Is Jennings a boy or girl name?

Jennings is used for both: about 6% of babies named Jennings have been girls and 94% boys.

Is the name Jennings rising or falling?

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

Will Jennings become more popular?

Jennings looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 88 boys named Jennings in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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