Jenny as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Jenny

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The baby name Jenny is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈdʒɛni/ (JEN-ee).

Jenny is English, Welsh in Origin.

Gender: Female

Syllables: 2.0

Origin: English, Welsh

Pronunciation: /ˈdʒɛni/ (JEN-ee)

What is the meaning of the name Jenny ?

The baby name Jenny is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈdʒɛni/ (JEN-ee).

Jenny is English, Welsh in Origin.

Jenny is an English pet form that began as a diminutive of Jane and Janet, ultimately from Hebrew Yochanan, meaning "God is gracious." In modern times it is also the familiar short form of Jennifer, the Cornish variant of Guinevere from Welsh Gwenhwyfar, often interpreted as "white/fair phantom" or "fair, blessed one." Because of these twin roots, Jenny carries both the grace-of-God and fair/white meanings, depending on the source name.

Recorded in Britain by the 17th century and established as an independent given name by the 18th, it appears in ballads and nursery lore ("Jenny Wren") and gained wide visibility through the 1840s fame of Swedish soprano Jenny Lind. Usage surged again alongside Jennifer in the 1970s–80s. Common variants include Jennie (traditional), Jenni, Jeni, and Yenny; nickname Jen is ubiquitous. Related forms are Jane, Janet, Jean, Jennifer, and Guinevere.

Jenny has the following similar or variant Names

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Actor · Born 1958 · United States

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Actor · Born 1973 · United States

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Musician · Born 1976 · United States

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Name	Last Name(s)	Father	Father famous for	Fame Level
Jenny	Lumet	Sidney Lumet	film producer	★★★★★
Jenny	Nichols	Mike Nichols	film director	★★★★★
Jenny	Jürgens	Udo Jürgens	singer	★★★★★

Jenny – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country	Gender	Year	Rank	Born	of
Ireland	Girls	2025	#1	—	874
Germany	Girls	2015	#1	—	426
SG	Girls	0	#4	4,797	18,916
CN	Girls	0	#6	1,435	8,829
TW	Girls	0	#8	664	8,139
HK	Girls	0	#9	5,540	16,104
MO	Girls	0	#10	532	7,056
TW		0	#10	102	4,523
PH	Girls	0	#11	1,093	13,098
HT		0	#12	1	399
KR	Girls	0	#12	4	572
MY	Girls	0	#13	8,227	24,821
EC	Girls	0	#14	613	3,650
MO		0	#15	38	2,706
HT	Girls	0	#16	8	950
SV	Girls	0	#16	3	458
CN		0	#20	70	3,857
HN		0	#22	1	704
PH		0	#23	77	5,607
BN		0	#24	9	2,297
Norway	Girls	2025	#25	176	453
SG		0	#26	382	11,010
KR	Boys	0	#27	1	897
NA		0	#28	6	2,537
BN	Girls	0	#29	94	5,459
MV	Girls	0	#29	7	2,021
ID		0	#31	9	2,238
TM	Girls	0	#32	4	574
HN	Girls	0	#33	6	884
CR	Girls	0	#34	2,153	11,342
HK		0	#34	611	8,483
ID	Girls	0	#36	64	3,319
MY		0	#37	450	12,352
MT		0	#38	6	1,767
KW	Girls	0	#42	1,079	19,177
Germany	Girls	0	#44	9,380	4,949
PR		0	#49	7	1,497
LU		0	#50	17	2,830
NL	Girls	2014	#52	10	73
CM		0	#52	5	2,592
GR	Girls	0	#55	293	6,293
CY		0	#56	5	1,632
CY	Girls	0	#60	65	3,755
EC		0	#64	53	2,502
QA	Girls	0	#64	365	15,378
JP		0	#66	12	4,057
CR		0	#67	97	5,526
IN		0	#68	4	2,963
PR	Girls	0	#68	108	3,171
AE	Girls	0	#69	929	20,968
CO	Girls	0	#70	16,006	16,140
NA	Girls	0	#70	192	7,146
PE	Girls	0	#74	6,954	14,861
AL		0	#75	2	2,372
AZ	Girls	0	#75	1	1,051
QA		0	#75	26	7,011
AO		0	#76	2	2,729
BG		0	#79	4	1,799
Germany		0	#79	770	2,542
MV	Boys	0	#79	1	3,375
CO		0	#82	1,475	7,768
OM		0	#86	31	6,215
GR		0	#88	47	3,911
JM		0	#88	6	3,714
LU	Girls	0	#89	111	4,850
PA		0	#91	40	3,797
BO	Girls	0	#95	2,075	9,488
KW		0	#101	16	5,216
OM	Girls	0	#101	356	15,987
SD		0	#102	1	2,130
Austria	Girls	0	#108	743	1,885
GE	Girls	0	#108	1	1,564
PE		0	#110	264	6,350
AE		0	#112	66	10,220
BW	Girls	0	#114	35	4,216
HU		0	#115	1	1,675
MT	Girls	0	#115	37	3,773
Finland	Girls	0	#116	931	1,368
PA	Girls	0	#119	643	9,861
NL	Girls	0	#120	3,287	5,933
MU		0	#123	14	3,613
Finland	Girls	2026	#129	4,465	3,895
MU	Girls	0	#131	262	8,539
IQ		0	#133	1	3,533
Switzerland	Girls	2024	#134	2	1,786
CL	Girls	0	#135	3,416	14,098
NG	Girls	0	#136	2,604	15,093
RS	Girls	0	#136	2	1,651
JO		0	#138	3	2,158
BN	Boys	0	#139	1	6,332
ZA	Girls	0	#139	4,118	25,928
Austria		0	#140	77	850
EE	Girls	0	#140	3	1,888
Finland		0	#143	251	830
ZA		0	#149	338	14,421
BW	Boys	0	#153	2	4,685
GT	Girls	0	#156	579	7,500
UY		0	#159	19	2,477
PS		0	#163	56	5,692
JP	Girls	0	#166	82	6,592
SA	Girls	0	#166	1,445	25,931
SI	Girls	0	#172	6	2,769
HR		0	#174	8	2,081
Sweden	Girls	2022	#175	5	1,568
PR	Boys	0	#177	2	2,508
MT	Boys	0	#179	1	4,064
IL		0	#180	97	6,291
CZ		0	#185	2	3,154
DK		0	#185	19	5,198
BG	Girls	0	#186	38	3,559
AR		0	#187	7	2,915
Spain	Girls	0	#187	3,282	5,561
RU		0	#187	8	3,641
JM	Girls	0	#192	68	7,507
AL	Girls	0	#193	30	4,141
GH	Girls	0	#193	155	6,973
Belgium	Girls	2002	#196	20	412
BO		0	#197	206	6,868
HU	Girls	0	#200	24	3,308
LT	Girls	0	#200	1	1,904
MX	Girls	0	#200	4,951	17,781
NG		0	#200	66	5,926
DK	Girls	0	#201	123	7,429
CL		0	#205	261	6,867
MO	Boys	0	#207	17	5,842
PL		0	#208	5	2,600
AO	Girls	0	#209	9	4,575
IL	Girls	0	#211	671	11,648
NL		0	#211	194	2,481
GH		0	#212	32	5,396
BD		0	#218	10	5,992
LU	Boys	0	#219	2	4,970
IT	Girls	0	#226	8,364	9,415
IR		0	#227	5	4,221
PS	Girls	0	#231	397	10,981
PT		0	#236	11	4,161
MX		0	#239	188	8,339
EC	Boys	0	#241	6	3,322
SA		0	#242	54	10,560
GT		0	#243	72	5,948
AO	Boys	0	#249	1	5,568
NA	Boys	0	#250	4	6,830
TW	Boys	0	#251	6	7,111
UY	Girls	0	#251	337	6,731
Canada	Girls	2024	#256	30	2,795
CZ	Girls	0	#264	79	5,378
CM	Girls	0	#266	328	11,671
HR	Girls	0	#268	22	3,687
GR	Boys	0	#273	1	6,912
AF	Boys	0	#274	1	3,535
Spain		0	#277	190	2,326
JO	Girls	0	#288	38	7,570
JM	Boys	0	#293	1	6,876
KZ	Girls	0	#293	28	5,862
KZ	Boys	0	#295	2	6,578
AL	Boys	0	#299	5	5,122
RU	Girls	0	#301	234	11,913
JP	Boys	0	#302	2	7,909
BH		0	#312	253	17,937
BD	Girls	0	#324	63	8,413
CN	Boys	0	#324	8	9,639
France	Boys	1983	#326	3	1,563
PT	Girls	0	#331	128	7,952
BR		0	#333	13	5,969
SD	Girls	0	#333	13	7,678
IT		0	#338	582	4,183
PL	Girls	0	#340	15	5,096
PH	Boys	0	#348	36	11,440
GH	Boys	0	#358	4	8,138
MU	Boys	0	#362	8	8,477
LB		0	#363	355	13,263
YE		0	#370	12	8,639
France	Girls	2021	#375	31	3,185
IN	Girls	0	#381	274	13,121
EG		0	#382	19	6,387
JO	Boys	0	#387	3	7,057
AR	Girls	0	#398	230	8,289
UY	Boys	0	#406	8	5,922
IR	Girls	0	#453	78	8,334
CR	Boys	0	#465	23	10,188
SD	Boys	0	#465	2	10,523
IQ	Girls	0	#476	29	11,303
AR	Boys	0	#482	2	7,628
HK	Boys	0	#488	40	12,905
GT	Boys	0	#494	6	7,625
LY		0	#500	36	12,703
PA	Boys	0	#505	1	9,305
RU	Boys	0	#520	7	12,621
CM	Boys	0	#521	30	12,054
PS	Boys	0	#554	8	10,655
IR	Boys	0	#565	1	10,162
BO	Boys	0	#569	24	9,244
IL	Boys	0	#590	18	10,983
BD	Boys	0	#601	5	10,045
BR	Girls	0	#635	329	12,708
CL	Boys	0	#639	27	13,390
SG	Boys	0	#642	56	17,960
SY		0	#645	84	11,684
QA	Boys	0	#683	25	18,093
IQ	Boys	0	#690	8	13,071
KW	Boys	0	#709	61	18,755
United States	Girls	2024	#755	162	8,487
BR	Boys	0	#780	6	12,213
EG	Girls	0	#786	175	14,742
CO	Boys	0	#791	130	15,656
TN		0	#800	30	13,765
PE	Boys	0	#816	63	14,506
OM	Boys	0	#845	37	17,948
NG	Boys	0	#876	76	16,906
Germany	Boys	0	#899	54	5,697
EG	Boys	0	#917	9	15,035
Spain	Boys	0	#917	14	5,610
MX	Boys	0	#918	65	16,355
NL	Boys	0	#930	22	5,873
MY	Boys	0	#972	140	25,439
IN	Boys	0	#984	18	16,750
AE	Boys	0	#1,041	52	22,615
MA		0	#1,056	73	20,986
ZA	Boys	0	#1,087	92	25,619
DZ		0	#1,134	43	20,130
TR		0	#1,139	73	19,440
IT	Boys	0	#1,279	193	10,046
SA	Boys	0	#1,486	129	28,008

Jenny is popular in 95 countries — most recent births per country:

France

Norway

Ireland

Scotland, United Kingdom

Canada

Switzerland

Sweden

United States

Wallonia, Belgium

New York City (Asian & Pacific Islander), United States

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Austria

Germany

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