Jenny

How popular is Jenny in the UK?

Rank in 2025

#2,076among girls

Babies in 2025

14about 1 in 20,000 girls

Five-year trend

Fallingdown 39% in five years

Same name in a class

under 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 14 girls in the UK were named Jenny, making it the 2,076th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,009th. Its busiest year was 1996, with 168 girls.

2025 had the fewest girls named Jenny since the records began in 1996.

Half of all the girls named Jenny in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2010. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.

In 2025, 23 girls in the UK were given Jenny or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,236, up from #2,076 for this spelling alone.

• Jenny 14
• Jennie 9

Among girls in 2025, it was 2,006th in England and Wales.

In the England and Wales top 100 for girls, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1984 (#92).

How popular is Jenny in the US?

Rank in 2025

#1,500among girls

Babies in 2025

142about 1 in 11,000 girls

Five-year trend

Steadydown 16% in five years

Same name in a class

under 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 142 girls in the US were named Jenny, making it the 1,500th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,422nd. Its busiest year was 1977, with 2,688 girls.

2025 had fewer girls named Jenny than any year since 1918.

Half of all the girls named Jenny in the US since 1880 were born between 1963 and 1988, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 234 girls in the US were given Jenny or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #970, up from #1,500 for this spelling alone.

• Jenny 142
• Jennie 79
• Jenni 13