Is Jenny a boy or girl name?
Jenny is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 162 girls and 0 boys were named Jenny, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.3% of the 92,561 US babies named Jenny were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,388
- Babies named Jenny since 1880
- 92,561
- Most popular year
- 1977
- 2,700 babies
Boys and girls named Jenny, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 167 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 237 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 306 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 979 | 100% |
| 1920s | 29 | 1,963 | 98.5% |
| 1930s | 52 | 1,937 | 97.4% |
| 1940s | 109 | 3,580 | 97% |
| 1950s | 79 | 8,701 | 99.1% |
| 1960s | 59 | 10,952 | 99.5% |
| 1970s | 114 | 22,902 | 99.5% |
| 1980s | 132 | 19,720 | 99.3% |
| 1990s | 31 | 10,142 | 99.7% |
| 2000s | 0 | 6,686 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 2,884 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 800 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 162 | #1,388 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 174 | #1,306 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 165 | #1,388 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 146 | #1,468 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 153 | #1,426 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 196 | #1,196 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 220 | #1,113 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 260 | #997 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 235 | #1,094 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 281 | #967 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 336 | #824 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 336 | #804 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 308 | #864 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 362 | #761 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 350 | #787 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 406 | #709 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 512 | #600 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 616 | #514 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 667 | #476 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 613 | #498 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 685 | #447 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 709 | #424 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 840 | #354 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 810 | #367 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 828 | #361 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 758 | #378 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 778 | #369 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 874 | #327 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 1,012 | #285 |
| 1995 | 10 | #5,685 | 979 | #284 |
| 1994 | 5 | #9,471 | 982 | #282 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 1,019 | #270 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 1,140 | #246 |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,803 | 1,263 | #225 |
| 1990 | 11 | #4,825 | 1,337 | #214 |
| 1989 | 6 | #7,399 | 1,289 | #206 |
| 1988 | 18 | #3,020 | 1,401 | #195 |
| 1987 | 13 | #3,617 | 1,701 | #165 |
| 1986 | 13 | #3,535 | 1,632 | #167 |
| 1985 | 10 | #4,186 | 1,812 | #157 |
| 1984 | 13 | #3,357 | 2,136 | #136 |
| 1983 | 13 | #3,315 | 2,247 | #132 |
| 1982 | 14 | #3,190 | 2,455 | #121 |
| 1981 | 14 | #3,118 | 2,401 | #123 |
| 1980 | 18 | #2,667 | 2,646 | #117 |
| 1979 | 16 | #2,834 | 2,627 | #120 |
| 1978 | 10 | #3,713 | 2,617 | #111 |
| 1977 | 12 | #3,283 | 2,688 | #108 |
| 1976 | 11 | #3,367 | 2,425 | #109 |
| 1975 | 8 | #4,107 | 2,064 | #135 |
| 1974 | 15 | #2,607 | 2,131 | #131 |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,441 | 2,066 | #139 |
| 1972 | 9 | #3,469 | 2,636 | #119 |
| 1971 | 21 | #2,010 | 2,239 | #142 |
| 1970 | 7 | #4,031 | 1,409 | #224 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 1,040 | #274 |
| 1968 | 7 | #3,505 | 856 | #303 |
| 1967 | 8 | #3,102 | 767 | #312 |
| 1966 | 8 | #3,106 | 858 | #294 |
| 1965 | 8 | #3,103 | 987 | #275 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 1,146 | #264 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 1,302 | #242 |
| 1962 | 10 | #2,752 | 1,396 | #230 |
| 1961 | 9 | #2,996 | 1,249 | #250 |
| 1960 | 9 | #2,965 | 1,351 | #235 |
| 1959 | 12 | #2,472 | 1,275 | #242 |
| 1958 | 13 | #2,315 | 1,203 | #250 |
| 1957 | 8 | #3,138 | 1,117 | #256 |
| 1956 | 8 | #3,079 | 759 | #318 |
| 1955 | 8 | #3,086 | 759 | #311 |
| 1954 | 9 | #2,844 | 827 | #294 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 756 | #298 |
| 1952 | 6 | #3,546 | 777 | #290 |
| 1951 | 8 | #2,945 | 660 | #306 |
| 1950 | 7 | #3,173 | 568 | #322 |
| 1949 | 7 | #3,144 | 536 | #337 |
| 1948 | 8 | #2,892 | 466 | #365 |
| 1947 | 13 | #2,204 | 533 | #345 |
| 1946 | 9 | #2,614 | 396 | #384 |
| 1945 | 8 | #2,656 | 302 | #409 |
| 1944 | 10 | #2,385 | 296 | #419 |
| 1943 | 17 | #1,800 | 293 | #430 |
| 1942 | 16 | #1,834 | 273 | #442 |
| 1941 | 12 | #2,138 | 247 | #437 |
| 1940 | 9 | #2,573 | 238 | #442 |
| 1939 | 12 | #2,117 | 173 | #510 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 197 | #473 |
| 1937 | 8 | #2,778 | 176 | #498 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 174 | #490 |
| 1935 | 8 | #2,820 | 186 | #467 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 156 | #517 |
| 1933 | 6 | #3,461 | 219 | #435 |
| 1932 | 8 | #2,977 | 199 | #462 |
| 1931 | 10 | #2,561 | 222 | #434 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 235 | #438 |
| 1929 | 13 | #2,257 | 203 | #468 |
| 1928 | 5 | #4,439 | 185 | #507 |
| 1927 | 5 | #4,487 | 222 | #468 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 211 | #477 |
| 1925 | 6 | #3,953 | 201 | #494 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 212 | #480 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 189 | #508 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 174 | #537 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 178 | #536 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 188 | #507 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 146 | #574 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 142 | #599 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 131 | #597 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 136 | #575 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 106 | #641 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 84 | #629 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 80 | #571 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 72 | #569 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 41 | #679 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 41 | #669 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 39 | #630 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 35 | #657 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 45 | #541 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 35 | #604 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 18 | #886 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 16 | #920 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 29 | #616 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 24 | #702 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 26 | #620 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 39 | #546 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 27 | #601 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 25 | #655 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 23 | #651 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 29 | #570 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 23 | #650 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 25 | #589 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 24 | #587 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 27 | #532 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 17 | #651 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 17 | #655 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 20 | #582 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 24 | #518 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 18 | #529 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 16 | #562 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 17 | #529 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 17 | #512 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 11 | #598 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 16 | #468 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 15 | #439 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 13 | #480 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Jenny reached #1,800 in 1943. As a girl name, it reached #108 in 1977. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Jenny
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.