Girl · English pet form of a Hebrew name
Jennie
Say it: JEN-ee
Meaning
A pet form of Jane or Janet, from Hebrew Yohanan 'God is gracious'; later also used for Jennifer.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
One of the most common American girls' names in the 1880s, used as a full given name.
Its wave through time
Fading since the 1880s
In the United States
- 127,256 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 1884, about 1 in 121 girls
- 59 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Jenny, Jeannie
| German | Jenny |
|---|---|
| Finnish | Jenni |
Famous bearers
- Jennie Jerome, American-born mother of Winston Churchill
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Where this comes from
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- National census records of the 19th and 20th centuries
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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