boy's name
Jennings
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 8
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 5,192
Jennings is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 101 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2021, when 116 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 32,826 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1892.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Jennings over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1890s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 159 |
| 1900s | 107 |
| 1910s | 462 |
| 1920s | 893 |
| 1930s | 600 |
| 1940s | 497 |
| 1950s | 339 |
| 1960s | 223 |
| 1970s | 151 |
| 1980s | 164 |
| 1990s | 182 |
| 2000s | 178 |
| 2010s | 614 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 623 |
How popular is Jennings?
In 2025, Jennings was given to 101 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
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 Jennings
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Jennings also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jennings over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Jennings
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jennings — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Jennings
How popular is the name Jennings?
In 2025, Jennings was given to 101 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Jennings a girl's or a boy's name?
Jennings is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Jennings?
Jennings has 2 syllables.
When was Jennings most popular?
Jennings peaked in 2021, when 116 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Jennings a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Jennings currently ranks #1,847 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.