Jenni
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- JEN-ee
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #7,883 for girls
Jenni is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is gracious”. In 2025 it ranked 7,883rd for girls in the US (13 babies).
What does Jenni 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.
Meaning borrowed from Jennie. More on Wiktionary.
Is Jenni a girl's or a boy's name?
Jenni is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 13 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Jenni in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 17 girls.
Half of all the girls named Jenni in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2007. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Jenni in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | #7,487 |
| 2021 | 1 | #7,491 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 1 | #7,346 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 5 | #4,187 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 1 | #7,881 |
| 2011 | 5 | #4,244 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 5 | #4,141 |
| 2008 | 13 | #2,046 |
| 2007 | 15 | #1,784 |
| 2006 | 13 | #1,860 |
| 2005 | 6 | #3,133 |
| 2004 | 13 | #1,722 |
| 2003 | 17 | #1,369 |
| 2002 | 15 | #1,399 |
| 2001 | 17 | #1,261 |
| 2000 | 14 | #1,415 |
| 1999 | 15 | #1,347 |
| 1998 | 14 | #1,417 |
| 1997 | 12 | #1,559 |
| 1996 | 14 | #1,381 |
How popular is Jenni in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 7,883rd among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 13 about 1 in 120,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady much the same
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 13 girls in the US were named Jenni, making it the 7,883rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,321st. Its busiest year was 1972, with 204 girls. It first appears in the records in 1945.
Half of all the girls named Jenni in the US since 1880 were born between 1972 and 1991, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 234 girls in the US were given Jenni or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #970, up from #7,883 for this spelling alone.
Jenni in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #7,883 |
| 2024 | 19 | #6,164 |
| 2023 | 13 | #8,050 |
| 2022 | 28 | #4,790 |
| 2021 | 20 | #5,951 |
| 2020 | 18 | #6,321 |
| 2019 | 9 | #10,467 |
| 2018 | 18 | #6,517 |
| 2017 | 21 | #5,817 |
| 2016 | 26 | #5,129 |
| 2015 | 46 | #3,429 |
| 2014 | 60 | #2,841 |
| 2013 | 121 | #1,713 |
| 2012 | 40 | #3,853 |
| 2011 | 32 | #4,465 |
| 2010 | 33 | #4,396 |
| 2009 | 47 | #3,459 |
| 2008 | 46 | #3,528 |
| 2007 | 47 | #3,481 |
| 2006 | 44 | #3,563 |
| 2005 | 40 | #3,642 |
| 2004 | 41 | #3,562 |
| 2003 | 43 | #3,343 |
| 2002 | 43 | #3,237 |
| 2001 | 34 | #3,781 |
| 2000 | 27 | #4,395 |
| 1999 | 43 | #3,045 |
| 1998 | 43 | #2,970 |
| 1997 | 43 | #2,817 |
| 1996 | 61 | #2,204 |
| 1995 | 45 | #2,682 |
| 1994 | 45 | #2,696 |
| 1993 | 66 | #2,063 |
| 1992 | 82 | #1,770 |
| 1991 | 78 | #1,812 |
| 1990 | 90 | #1,640 |
| 1989 | 109 | #1,380 |
| 1988 | 112 | #1,291 |
| 1987 | 126 | #1,162 |
| 1986 | 135 | #1,097 |
| 1985 | 160 | #963 |
| 1984 | 182 | #845 |
| 1983 | 184 | #832 |
| 1982 | 192 | #817 |
| 1981 | 163 | #920 |
| 1980 | 170 | #893 |
| 1979 | 166 | #897 |
| 1978 | 155 | #913 |
| 1977 | 156 | #905 |
| 1976 | 131 | #971 |
| 1975 | 124 | #990 |
| 1974 | 137 | #920 |
| 1973 | 160 | #820 |
| 1972 | 204 | #708 |
| 1971 | 175 | #802 |
| 1970 | 91 | #1,224 |
| 1969 | 77 | #1,276 |
| 1968 | 71 | #1,311 |
| 1967 | 52 | #1,559 |
| 1966 | 49 | #1,600 |
| 1965 | 60 | #1,421 |
| 1964 | 77 | #1,254 |
| 1963 | 65 | #1,372 |
| 1962 | 89 | #1,158 |
| 1961 | 66 | #1,374 |
| 1960 | 57 | #1,453 |
| 1959 | 64 | #1,336 |
| 1958 | 38 | #1,761 |
| 1957 | 52 | #1,473 |
| 1956 | 27 | #2,102 |
| 1955 | 23 | #2,279 |
| 1954 | 16 | #2,778 |
| 1953 | 16 | #2,698 |
| 1952 | 14 | #2,920 |
| 1951 | 12 | #3,105 |
| 1950 | 15 | #2,651 |
| 1949 | 12 | #2,998 |
| 1948 | 9 | #3,591 |
| 1947 | 11 | #3,238 |
| 1946 | 13 | #2,738 |
| 1945 | 6 | #4,023 |
Nicknames for Jenni
Names like Jenni
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jessica, Jasmine, Molly, Joni, Holly, Amber, Leah, Erin, Hannah, Heidi, Sarah, Michelle
Other spellings of Jenni
Names related to Jenni
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Jenni: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jenni, updated 20 October 2026.