The baby name Genny is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced JEN-ee (/ˈdʒɛn.i/).
The baby name Genny is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced JEN-ee (/ˈdʒɛn.i/).
Genny is in Origin.
Genny is a modern English diminutive and independent given name, a streamlined variant of Jenny. As a short form, it most often relates to Genevieve and Jennifer: from Geneviève (of Gaulish/Germanic roots meaning "kin/tribe woman") and from Jennifer, the Cornish/Welsh form of Guinevere, meaning "fair" or "white, smooth." Depending on the bearer, Genny can also abbreviate Virginia ("maiden") or Eugenia ("well-born").
In records, Jenny appears in medieval and early modern England as a pet name for Jane/Janet; the 20th-century surge of Jennifer later pushed Jenny - and the creative spelling Genny - into wider use. Genny occurs in the US and UK from the mid-1900s, and in Italy it functions as a nickname for both Ginevra and the male name Gennaro. Variant spellings and cognates include Jenny, Jennie, Gennie, Genni, Geni; full-form relatives are Geneviève, Jennifer, Guinevere, Ginevra, Virginia, Eugenia, and Gennaro.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BI | Girls | 0 | #33 | 1 | 726 |
| CN | 0 | #86 | 1 | 3,857 | |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #102 | 1 | 3,319 |
| QA | 0 | #104 | 3 | 7,011 | |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| EC | 0 | #119 | 3 | 2,502 | |
| KW | 0 | #121 | 1 | 5,216 | |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #125 | 1 | 3,755 |
| GR | 0 | #135 | 1 | 3,911 | |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #135 | 1 | 4,130 |
| PA | 0 | #138 | 1 | 3,797 | |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #153 | 1 | 3,773 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 4,685 |
| PR | Girls | 0 | #167 | 1 | 3,171 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #178 | 2 | 4,064 |
| UY | 0 | #181 | 2 | 2,477 | |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #190 | 1 | 4,850 |
| RU | 0 | #194 | 1 | 3,641 | |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #211 | 1 | 3,402 |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #212 | 6 | 4,575 |
| EC | Girls | 0 | #219 | 21 | 3,650 |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #227 | 1 | 4,141 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #233 | 5 | 7,146 |
| BD | 0 | #241 | 1 | 5,992 | |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #242 | 8 | 6,293 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #244 | 5,891 | 10,046 |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #246 | 1 | 3,322 |
| GH | 0 | #248 | 1 | 5,396 | |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #250 | 2 | 6,592 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #259 | 5 | 7,056 |
| NG | 0 | #267 | 6 | 5,926 | |
| SG | 0 | #281 | 2 | 11,010 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #285 | 5 | 8,139 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #302 | 2 | 5,122 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #310 | 4,606 | 9,415 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #312 | 13 | 6,973 |
| PE | 0 | #326 | 4 | 6,350 | |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #328 | 2 | 7,429 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #339 | 5 | 15,378 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #351 | 1 | 5,378 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #355 | 5 | 8,829 |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| BR | 0 | #360 | 1 | 5,969 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #361 | 2 | 8,539 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #364 | 1 | 5,096 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #374 | 17 | 13,098 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| France | Girls | 2002 | #390 | 3 | 2,727 |
| MX | 0 | #398 | 16 | 8,339 | |
| BO | 0 | #401 | 8 | 6,868 | |
| IT | 0 | #406 | 373 | 4,183 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #407 | 2 | 11,440 |
| EG | 0 | #412 | 1 | 6,387 | |
| CO | 0 | #417 | 64 | 7,768 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #421 | 4 | 15,987 |
| CL | 0 | #432 | 3 | 6,867 | |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #442 | 10 | 7,952 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #465 | 2 | 10,523 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #469 | 13 | 9,861 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #494 | 12 | 7,500 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #494 | 17 | 6,731 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #496 | 20 | 19,177 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #498 | 2 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #520 | 4 | 11,913 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #525 | 16 | 11,671 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #528 | 815 | 16,140 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #542 | 6 | 10,981 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #556 | 2 | 12,905 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #565 | 9 | 11,342 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #569 | 18 | 18,916 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #578 | 34 | 9,488 |
| BH | 0 | #579 | 9 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #592 | 6 | 20,968 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #600 | 16 | 16,104 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #606 | 12 | 11,648 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #621 | 2 | 9,244 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #626 | 5 | 8,289 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| LB | 0 | #688 | 3 | 13,263 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #710 | 588 | 17,781 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #735 | 52 | 15,093 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| SY | 0 | #766 | 2 | 11,684 | |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #777 | 75 | 14,098 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #784 | 2 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #804 | 3 | 18,755 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #841 | 103 | 14,861 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #863 | 16 | 14,506 |
| TN | 0 | #864 | 2 | 13,765 | |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #907 | 35 | 12,708 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #911 | 25 | 25,931 |
| United States | Girls | 2013 | #916 | 5 | 9,616 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #924 | 2 | 15,035 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #936 | 48 | 5,561 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #948 | 12 | 14,742 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #973 | 9 | 15,656 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #975 | 20 | 24,821 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,029 | 5 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,111 | 31 | 25,928 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,150 | 29 | 25,619 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,181 | 2 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,196 | 4 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,226 | 9 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,253 | 2 | 19,440 | |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,684 | 8 | 28,008 |
Genny is popular in 66 countries — most recent births per country:
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