girl's name
Jenney
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 6
- Births on record 509
Jenney is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2007 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1979, when 25 babies were given the name.
- It has largely dropped out of use.
- First appears in US birth records in 1909.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Jenney over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1900s to 2000s. The striped bar is the 2000s, still in progress — it covers 2000 to 2007, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 5 |
| 1910s | 5 |
| 1920s | 24 |
| 1930s | 7 |
| 1940s | 10 |
| 1950s | 43 |
| 1960s | 51 |
| 1970s | 165 |
| 1980s | 132 |
| 1990s | 44 |
| 2000s (to 2007) | 23 |
How popular is Jenney?
In 2007, Jenney was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Jenney
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jenney over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Jenney
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jenney — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Jenney
How popular is the name Jenney?
In 2007, Jenney was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Jenney a girl's or a boy's name?
Jenney is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Jenney?
Jenney has 2 syllables.
When was Jenney most popular?
Jenney peaked in 1979, when 25 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.