Fun Facts About the Name Jennie
- An established favorite: Jennie held a place in the U.S. top 100 for 42 consecutive years, from 1880 through 1921.
- More than 127 thousand babies named Jennie: U.S. records list 127,660 babies given the name Jennie from 1880 through 2025. Even 479 boys received the name Jennie - about 1 boy for every 266 girls.
What Does the Name Jennie Mean?
Jennie is an English feminine given name meaning "God is gracious," usually a pet form of Jane. Jane is the English feminine form of John, which comes through Old French Jehan and Latin Johannes from Greek Ioannes, from Hebrew Yochanan, meaning "Yahweh is gracious" or "God is gracious."
Jennie is also used as a short form of Jennifer. Jennifer is a Cornish name derived from the Welsh Gwenhwyfar (associated with Guinevere). Its etymology is not fully certain. It is often explained as "white wave" or "fair one," from a Celtic element meaning "white" or "fair," with a second element of disputed meaning. When Jennie stands for Jennifer, it reflects that separate origin and not the meaning of Jane.
Jennie Name History & Origins
The name Jennie is a spelling variant of Jenny, which began in English as a familiar form of Jane. Jane came into English from Old French Jehanne, the feminine counterpart of Jehan (John). In medieval and early modern England, Jenny was used as a pet form of Jane; it later became a given name in its own right. The spelling Jennie is one of several variants, alongside Jenny and Jenni.
The spelling Jennie was in use by the 19th century. Jennie Jerome, born in 1854 in Brooklyn, New York, is one documented bearer; she later became the mother of Winston Churchill. The name also appears in the title of Theodore Dreiser's 1911 novel Jennie Gerhardt.
In the 20th century, Jennie was also used as a short form of Jennifer. Jennifer is a Cornish name, a form of the Welsh Gwenhwyfar, the name of the Arthurian queen Guinevere. Before the 20th century, Jennifer was uncommon in England outside Cornwall. As Jennifer was used more widely in the English-speaking world, Jenny and Jennie were often used as its diminutives. In this later use, Jennie's history belongs to Jennifer rather than to Jane.
How Popular is the Name Jennie?
Jennie remained among the top 100 girl names in the U.S. from 1880 to 1921. Its highest annual birth count was in 1917, and people born that year turn 109 in 2026.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,309 | 79 | 0.0049% |
| 2024 | #1,751 | 115 | 0.0071% |
| 2023 | #2,342 | 78 | 0.0049% |
| 2022 | #2,590 | 68 | 0.0041% |
| 2021 | #2,864 | 59 | 0.0036% |
| 2020 | #2,797 | 59 | 0.0037% |
| 2019 | #2,613 | 67 | 0.0040% |
| 2018 | #3,459 | 45 | 0.0026% |
| 2017 | #3,215 | 50 | 0.0029% |
| 2016 | #3,301 | 49 | 0.0028% |
| 2015 | #2,460 | 74 | 0.0041% |
| 2014 | #2,794 | 62 | 0.0035% |
| 2013 | #2,785 | 62 | 0.0035% |
| 2012 | #2,818 | 62 | 0.0035% |
| 2011 | #2,779 | 63 | 0.0036% |
| 2010 | #2,524 | 73 | 0.0041% |
| 2009 | #2,234 | 88 | 0.0048% |
| 2008 | #2,194 | 91 | 0.0048% |
| 2007 | #2,221 | 89 | 0.0046% |
| 2006 | #1,837 | 111 | 0.0058% |
| 2005 | #1,659 | 120 | 0.0065% |
| 2004 | #1,550 | 128 | 0.0070% |
| 2003 | #1,469 | 133 | 0.0073% |
| 2002 | #1,358 | 143 | 0.0080% |
| 2001 | #1,220 | 166 | 0.0092% |
| 2000 | #1,131 | 181 | 0.0100% |
| 1999 | #1,039 | 196 | 0.0110% |
| 1998 | #1,093 | 177 | 0.0100% |
| 1997 | #920 | 217 | 0.0125% |
| 1996 | #829 | 242 | 0.0138% |
| 1995 | #767 | 264 | 0.0150% |
| 1994 | #700 | 299 | 0.0167% |
| 1993 | #676 | 323 | 0.0179% |
| 1992 | #641 | 352 | 0.0191% |
| 1991 | #606 | 372 | 0.0198% |
| 1990 | #586 | 394 | 0.0208% |
| 1989 | #518 | 449 | 0.0244% |
| 1988 | #483 | 470 | 0.0264% |
| 1987 | #467 | 466 | 0.0268% |
| 1986 | #396 | 578 | 0.0337% |
| 1985 | #389 | 585 | 0.0340% |
| 1984 | #345 | 665 | 0.0395% |
| 1983 | #325 | 714 | 0.0427% |
| 1982 | #293 | 835 | 0.0493% |
| 1981 | #294 | 828 | 0.0496% |
| 1980 | #282 | 875 | 0.0527% |
| 1979 | #294 | 815 | 0.0508% |
| 1978 | #274 | 843 | 0.0550% |
| 1977 | #286 | 842 | 0.0549% |
| 1976 | #286 | 802 | 0.0547% |
| 1975 | #322 | 707 | 0.0485% |
| 1974 | #322 | 691 | 0.0471% |
| 1973 | #301 | 775 | 0.0531% |
| 1972 | #290 | 864 | 0.0568% |
| 1971 | #324 | 815 | 0.0490% |
| 1970 | #391 | 600 | 0.0343% |
| 1969 | #438 | 482 | 0.0286% |
| 1968 | #415 | 507 | 0.0309% |
| 1967 | #454 | 441 | 0.0267% |
| 1966 | #395 | 534 | 0.0316% |
| 1965 | #391 | 563 | 0.0319% |
| 1964 | #398 | 602 | 0.0318% |
| 1963 | #373 | 672 | 0.0349% |
| 1962 | #360 | 688 | 0.0350% |
| 1961 | #365 | 683 | 0.0338% |
| 1960 | #332 | 807 | 0.0399% |
| 1959 | #351 | 748 | 0.0370% |
| 1958 | #323 | 826 | 0.0411% |
| 1957 | #327 | 784 | 0.0383% |
| 1956 | #331 | 697 | 0.0347% |
| 1955 | #322 | 711 | 0.0364% |
| 1954 | #301 | 784 | 0.0404% |
| 1953 | #295 | 763 | 0.0406% |
| 1952 | #289 | 796 | 0.0429% |
| 1951 | #289 | 743 | 0.0413% |
| 1950 | #288 | 735 | 0.0429% |
| 1949 | #279 | 763 | 0.0446% |
| 1948 | #287 | 714 | 0.0421% |
| 1947 | #288 | 731 | 0.0412% |
| 1946 | #271 | 716 | 0.0456% |
| 1945 | #272 | 636 | 0.0487% |
| 1944 | #270 | 650 | 0.0490% |
| 1943 | #264 | 703 | 0.0504% |
| 1942 | #254 | 728 | 0.0539% |
| 1941 | #244 | 711 | 0.0589% |
| 1940 | #247 | 662 | 0.0579% |
| 1939 | #237 | 682 | 0.0622% |
| 1938 | #241 | 681 | 0.0617% |
| 1937 | #229 | 707 | 0.0664% |
| 1936 | #206 | 798 | 0.0767% |
| 1935 | #201 | 846 | 0.0807% |
| 1934 | #186 | 944 | 0.0904% |
| 1933 | #175 | 1,000 | 0.0992% |
| 1932 | #163 | 1,190 | 0.1115% |
| 1931 | #150 | 1,288 | 0.1210% |
| 1930 | #152 | 1,352 | 0.1201% |
| 1929 | #152 | 1,418 | 0.1270% |
| 1928 | #143 | 1,642 | 0.1424% |
| 1927 | #135 | 1,851 | 0.1552% |
| 1926 | #132 | 2,013 | 0.1698% |
| 1925 | #121 | 2,263 | 0.1859% |
| 1924 | #111 | 2,495 | 0.1998% |
| 1923 | #107 | 2,542 | 0.2107% |
| 1922 | #105 | 2,670 | 0.2223% |
| 1921 | #99 | 2,889 | 0.2343% |
| 1920 | #97 | 2,808 | 0.2343% |
| 1919 | #93 | 2,928 | 0.2591% |
| 1918 | #91 | 3,033 | 0.2620% |
| 1917 | #81 | 3,109 | 0.2875% |
| 1916 | #79 | 3,010 | 0.2882% |
| 1915 | #73 | 3,015 | 0.3064% |
| 1914 | #77 | 2,225 | 0.2922% |
| 1913 | #80 | 1,809 | 0.2897% |
| 1912 | #81 | 1,595 | 0.2858% |
| 1911 | #85 | 1,161 | 0.2775% |
| 1910 | #81 | 1,183 | 0.2984% |
| 1909 | #83 | 998 | 0.2874% |
| 1908 | #78 | 1,038 | 0.3105% |
| 1907 | #78 | 998 | 0.3133% |
| 1906 | #74 | 986 | 0.3339% |
| 1905 | #76 | 981 | 0.3364% |
| 1904 | #74 | 964 | 0.3501% |
| 1903 | #71 | 936 | 0.3573% |
| 1902 | #69 | 985 | 0.3730% |
| 1901 | #69 | 898 | 0.3752% |
| 1900 | #64 | 1,204 | 0.4016% |
| 1899 | #57 | 1,061 | 0.4553% |
| 1898 | #57 | 1,194 | 0.4614% |
| 1897 | #56 | 1,074 | 0.4586% |
| 1896 | #53 | 1,178 | 0.4951% |
| 1895 | #53 | 1,177 | 0.5038% |
| 1894 | #51 | 1,210 | 0.5428% |
| 1893 | #45 | 1,273 | 0.5979% |
| 1892 | #48 | 1,212 | 0.5708% |
| 1891 | #40 | 1,238 | 0.6675% |
| 1890 | #41 | 1,259 | 0.6613% |
| 1889 | #39 | 1,252 | 0.7019% |
| 1888 | #37 | 1,298 | 0.7267% |
| 1887 | #38 | 1,047 | 0.7172% |
| 1886 | #34 | 1,100 | 0.7611% |
| 1885 | #33 | 1,045 | 0.7854% |
| 1884 | #29 | 1,063 | 0.8239% |
| 1883 | #27 | 904 | 0.8048% |
| 1882 | #27 | 934 | 0.8660% |
| 1881 | #26 | 784 | 0.8526% |
| 1880 | #24 | 793 | 0.8715% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | #7,823 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1987 | #6,468 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1985 | #4,484 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1983 | #6,723 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1980 | #5,862 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1979 | #5,673 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1978 | #5,383 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1975 | #5,858 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1968 | #4,409 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1965 | #4,173 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1962 | #4,325 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1955 | #3,689 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1952 | #3,986 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1947 | #3,223 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1946 | #3,343 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1942 | #3,385 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1941 | #2,763 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1940 | #3,695 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1938 | #3,018 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1937 | #2,777 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1936 | #3,018 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1935 | #3,913 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1934 | #2,077 | 13 | 0.0013% |
| 1933 | #2,289 | 11 | 0.0011% |
| 1932 | #2,543 | 10 | 0.0010% |
| 1931 | #2,764 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1930 | #2,691 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1929 | #2,853 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1928 | #1,933 | 17 | 0.0015% |
| 1927 | #3,026 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1926 | #2,252 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1925 | #2,257 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1924 | #2,291 | 14 | 0.0012% |
| 1923 | #2,524 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1922 | #3,696 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1921 | #2,432 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1920 | #2,676 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1919 | #3,946 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1918 | #2,786 | 10 | 0.0010% |
| 1917 | #2,634 | 10 | 0.0011% |
| 1916 | #2,464 | 11 | 0.0012% |
| 1915 | #2,534 | 10 | 0.0012% |
| 1914 | #3,082 | 6 | 0.0009% |
| 1912 | #2,418 | 6 | 0.0014% |
| 1911 | #1,234 | 9 | 0.0040% |
| 1909 | #1,213 | 7 | 0.0043% |
| 1907 | #1,046 | 8 | 0.0054% |
| 1905 | #770 | 11 | 0.0083% |
| 1904 | #1,298 | 5 | 0.0039% |
| 1902 | #1,222 | 5 | 0.0041% |
| 1900 | #941 | 9 | 0.0060% |
| 1899 | #1,130 | 5 | 0.0047% |
| 1895 | #1,169 | 5 | 0.0043% |
| 1894 | #700 | 10 | 0.0086% |
| 1892 | #907 | 7 | 0.0057% |
| 1891 | #905 | 6 | 0.0059% |
| 1890 | #944 | 6 | 0.0054% |
| 1889 | #698 | 9 | 0.0081% |
| 1882 | #1,015 | 5 | 0.0044% |
| 1880 | #779 | 7 | 0.0063% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Jennie Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You are honest, benevolent, brilliant and often inventive, full of high inspirations. You are courageous, honest, determined, original and creative. You are a leader, especially for a cause. Sometimes you do not care to finish what you start, and may leave details to others. You can do well in position of authority, and prospers in intellectual and professional fields. You have an eventful, exciting life. You are versatile and have the ability to learn easily.
Creative and outgoing, you are always looking for an opportunity to show your abilities, especially before audience. You are very flexible and like to feel appreciated. You are looking for chances to mix with others socially and to communicate your ideas. You like to talk and can easily relate to different cultures and concepts. The biggest challenge for you is uncertainty. Easily getting bored, you can move from one job to another, switch projects and lovers. The high creative force can lead you either to happiness or unhappiness. If you understand your goals, if you can make major decisions in life and follow it directly and straight up without worry and uncertainty, you are able to achieve great heights.
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