Jeni
Girl · JEN-ee · Hebrew
Jeni is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is gracious”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Jeni mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Jennie; pet form of Jane, later also of Jennifer
“God is gracious”
Originally a medieval pet form of Jane, later also used as a short form of Jennifer.
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Meaning borrowed from Jennie. More on Wiktionary.
Is Jeni a girl's or a boy's name?
Jeni is a girls' name.
How popular is Jeni in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 5 girls.
Jeni in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | #5,929 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 1 | #7,491 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 2 | #7,640 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 2 | #6,929 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,724 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 4 | #3,768 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 1 | #5,353 |
| 2000 | 1 | #5,280 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 4 | #3,310 |
| 1997 | 1 | #5,110 |
| 1996 | 2 | #4,986 |
How popular is Jeni in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1982, with 123 girls. It first appears in the records in 1936.
Half of all the girls named Jeni in the US since 1880 were born between 1970 and 1986, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jeni in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | #15,188 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 5 | #15,246 |
| 2020 | 5 | #15,083 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 7 | #12,459 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 8 | #11,964 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 11 | #9,786 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 13 | #8,961 |
| 2007 | 19 | #6,808 |
| 2006 | 14 | #8,234 |
| 2005 | 14 | #7,886 |
| 2004 | 18 | #6,484 |
| 2003 | 23 | #5,230 |
| 2002 | 14 | #7,438 |
| 2001 | 17 | #6,317 |
| 2000 | 23 | #4,976 |
| 1999 | 18 | #5,655 |
| 1998 | 17 | #5,794 |
| 1997 | 26 | #4,122 |
| 1996 | 29 | #3,718 |
| 1995 | 51 | #2,481 |
| 1994 | 27 | #3,887 |
| 1993 | 35 | #3,216 |
| 1992 | 45 | #2,682 |
| 1991 | 51 | #2,443 |
| 1990 | 43 | #2,690 |
| 1989 | 53 | #2,245 |
| 1988 | 46 | #2,364 |
| 1987 | 57 | #1,961 |
| 1986 | 66 | #1,750 |
| 1985 | 81 | #1,504 |
| 1984 | 80 | #1,446 |
| 1983 | 99 | #1,260 |
| 1982 | 123 | #1,138 |
| 1981 | 89 | #1,382 |
| 1980 | 78 | #1,518 |
| 1979 | 94 | #1,323 |
| 1978 | 85 | #1,374 |
| 1977 | 102 | #1,199 |
| 1976 | 80 | #1,343 |
| 1975 | 51 | #1,807 |
| 1974 | 72 | #1,414 |
| 1973 | 77 | #1,312 |
| 1972 | 99 | #1,116 |
| 1971 | 98 | #1,172 |
| 1970 | 65 | #1,518 |
| 1969 | 55 | #1,609 |
| 1968 | 35 | #2,024 |
| 1967 | 40 | #1,848 |
| 1966 | 39 | #1,827 |
| 1965 | 30 | #2,154 |
| 1964 | 46 | #1,708 |
| 1963 | 35 | #1,980 |
| 1962 | 48 | #1,626 |
| 1961 | 40 | #1,806 |
| 1960 | 44 | #1,694 |
| 1959 | 44 | #1,642 |
| 1958 | 37 | #1,790 |
| 1957 | 39 | #1,727 |
| 1956 | 22 | #2,388 |
| 1955 | 24 | #2,221 |
| 1954 | 15 | #2,888 |
| 1953 | 12 | #3,268 |
| 1952 | 17 | #2,580 |
| 1951 | 13 | #2,936 |
| 1950 | 10 | #3,422 |
| 1949 | 13 | #2,849 |
| 1948 | 14 | #2,700 |
| 1947 | 11 | #3,238 |
| 1946 | 10 | #3,216 |
| 1945 | 9 | #3,131 |
| 1944 | 6 | #4,052 |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 5 | #4,179 |
Nicknames for Jeni
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