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Jenny

Jenny holds the #1500 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 142 newborn girls in a single year. The ranking has held remarkably steady over the last five years. Its strongest year on record was 1977 (#108 nationally, 2,688 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1880. The name's biggest fan base is in Mississippi (#514 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1500
among girl names
Trend
Stable
last 5 years
All-time peak
#108
in 1977 (1970s)
Babies in 2025
142
girls named Jenny

Jenny popularity, 1880–2025

0.047%0.095%0.14%0.19%18801900192019401960198020002020#108 in 1977
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1977

Where Jenny is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Jenny in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Jenny in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Jenny in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Jenny in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 girls named Jenny in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Jenny in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Jenny in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Jenny in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Jenny in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Jenny in 2025WI—Michigan: fewer than 5 girls named Jenny in 2025MI—New York: fewer than 5 girls named Jenny in 2025NY—Massachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Jenny in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Jenny in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Jenny in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Jenny in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Jenny in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Jenny in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Jenny in 2025IA—Illinois: #1240 (6 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)IL#1240Indiana: fewer than 5 girls named Jenny in 2025IN—Ohio: fewer than 5 girls named Jenny in 2025OH—Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Jenny in 2025PA—New Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Jenny in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Jenny in 2025CT—California: #1323 (18 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)CA#1323Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Jenny in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Jenny in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Jenny in 2025NE—Missouri: #926 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)MO#926Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Jenny in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Jenny in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Jenny in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Jenny in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Jenny in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 girls named Jenny in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Jenny in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Jenny in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Jenny in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Jenny in 2025TN—North Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Jenny in 2025NC—South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Jenny in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Jenny in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Jenny in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Jenny in 2025LA—Mississippi: #514 (5 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)MS#514Alabama: #819 (5 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)AL#819Georgia: fewer than 5 girls named Jenny in 2025GA—Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Jenny in 2025HI—Texas: #1314 (19 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)TX#1314Florida: #1887 (6 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)FL#1887
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Mississippi (#514), Alabama (#819), Missouri (#926)

Uniqueness score

58/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Jenny in the most recent year of SSA data.

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