The baby name Jinny is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced JIN-ee (/ˈdʒɪni/).
Jinny is English in Origin.
The baby name Jinny is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced JIN-ee (/ˈdʒɪni/).
Jinny is English in Origin.
Jinny is an English diminutive in the -y/-ie style. Most often it shortens Jane or Janet (“God is gracious”), and it overlaps with Jenny, later linked to Jennifer (“white, fair”). The spelling also echoes Ginny, the familiar of Virginia (“maiden”). Early records show Jinny, Jenny, and Ginny used interchangeably, a product of fluid spelling and dialect.
Recorded across Britain - especially Scotland - and in colonial America from the 17th century, Jinny was chiefly a homely call-name but sometimes stood alone. The character Jinny in Virginia Woolf’s The Waves sustained the spelling in the 20th century. Related forms include Ginny, Jenny, Jinnie, Jeanie, Janie, and Ginnie; sources span Jane, Janet, Jennifer, Ginevra, and Virginia.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KR | 0 | #8 | 1 | 201 | |
| KR | Girls | 0 | #13 | 3 | 572 |
| KR | Boys | 0 | #26 | 2 | 897 |
| BN | 0 | #32 | 1 | 2,297 | |
| CN | 0 | #86 | 1 | 3,857 | |
| AF | Girls | 0 | #94 | 1 | 2,402 |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #101 | 2 | 3,319 |
| TW | 0 | #102 | 2 | 4,523 | |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| OM | 0 | #121 | 1 | 6,215 | |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #125 | 1 | 3,755 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #153 | 1 | 3,773 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 4,685 |
| PR | Girls | 0 | #164 | 4 | 3,171 |
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| AE | 0 | #185 | 3 | 10,220 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #190 | 1 | 4,850 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #236 | 2 | 7,146 |
| GH | 0 | #248 | 1 | 5,396 | |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #249 | 1 | 6,293 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #250 | 2 | 6,592 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #255 | 2 | 7,111 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #263 | 1 | 7,056 |
| Canada | Girls | 2022 | #276 | 5 | 2,867 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #278 | 1 | 7,507 |
| SG | 0 | #281 | 2 | 11,010 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #281 | 9 | 8,139 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #328 | 2 | 7,429 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #329 | 23 | 8,539 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #332 | 1 | 5,862 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #337 | 13 | 8,829 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #341 | 3 | 15,378 |
| MY | 0 | #347 | 8 | 12,352 | |
| HK | 0 | #350 | 8 | 8,483 | |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #363 | 2 | 5,096 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| France | Girls | 2013 | #404 | 3 | 3,238 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #422 | 3 | 15,987 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #424 | 6 | 13,098 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| ZA | 0 | #471 | 4 | 14,421 | |
| CO | 0 | #508 | 3 | 7,768 | |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #518 | 6 | 11,913 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #540 | 14 | 20,968 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #541 | 1 | 7,500 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #544 | 43 | 18,916 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #552 | 6 | 12,905 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #555 | 7 | 19,177 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #560 | 56 | 16,104 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #566 | 8 | 11,342 |
| BH | 0 | #584 | 4 | 17,937 | |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #605 | 1 | 10,045 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #630 | 1 | 8,289 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #649 | 6 | 13,121 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #651 | 1 | 9,488 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #736 | 4 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #742 | 2 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #802 | 5 | 18,755 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #821 | 18 | 4,949 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #908 | 13 | 15,656 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #910 | 85 | 24,821 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #911 | 6 | 8,487 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #913 | 3 | 14,098 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #915 | 4 | 17,948 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #921 | 6 | 14,506 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #922 | 14 | 25,931 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #937 | 19 | 5,933 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,000 | 2 | 16,906 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 3 | 14,861 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,037 | 3 | 16,750 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,057 | 22 | 16,140 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,089 | 23 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,089 | 53 | 25,928 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,136 | 8 | 22,615 |
| MA | 0 | #1,198 | 2 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,264 | 4 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,266 | 7 | 25,619 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,431 | 16 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,604 | 11 | 28,008 |
Jinny is popular in 59 countries — most recent births per country:
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