Yenny
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- YEH-nee
- Origin
- Cornish
Yenny is a girls' name of Cornish origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Yenny mean?
Cornish: Spanish-style spelling of Jenny, a pet form of Jennifer
A Latin American spelling of Jenny, reflecting how Spanish speakers say the J sound.
Is Yenny a girl's or a boy's name?
Yenny is a girls' name.
How popular is Yenny in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 15 girls. It first appears in the records in 1980.
Half of all the girls named Yenny in the US since 1880 were born between 1991 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
Yenny in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6 | #13,586 |
| 2021 | 7 | #12,201 |
| 2020 | 5 | #15,083 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #15,898 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #17,288 |
| 2008 | 9 | #11,594 |
| 2007 | 11 | #10,125 |
| 2006 | 11 | #9,897 |
| 2005 | 13 | #8,325 |
| 2004 | 9 | #10,684 |
| 2003 | 14 | #7,575 |
| 2002 | 8 | #11,102 |
| 2001 | 15 | #6,951 |
| 2000 | 7 | #11,794 |
| 1999 | 9 | #9,472 |
| 1998 | 5 | #14,116 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #13,511 |
| 1995 | 5 | #13,380 |
| 1994 | 6 | #11,771 |
| 1993 | 11 | #7,491 |
| 1992 | 13 | #6,645 |
| 1991 | 5 | #13,139 |
| 1990 | 10 | #7,874 |
| 1989 | 11 | #6,949 |
| 1988 | 8 | #8,386 |
| 1987 | 6 | #9,820 |
| 1986 | 6 | #9,540 |
| 1985 | 5 | #10,672 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #10,514 |
| 1981 | 5 | #10,409 |
| 1980 | 5 | #10,390 |
Names like Yenny
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Cassidy Kennedy Daisy Bailey Lily Carly Riley Kaitlyn Ashley Emily Brooklyn Brittany
Names related to Yenny
More Cornish names
Elowyn Lowen Elowen Jennifer Jenna Denzel Merryn Lowenna Sennen Elowynn Morwenna Demelza Jennah Senara Merrin Jena
Sources
Figures from 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, “Yenny: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/yenny, updated 20 October 2026.