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The first name Jenni

A girl’s name.

2 syllables Female

Meaning and origin

Modern variant of Jenny.

Jenni is a short form of

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From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Popularity

Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

Jenni last appeared in the official list in 2018, given to 4 girls. It peaked in 1996, with 11 births (#1,522).

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126
babies named Jenni, 1996–2025
#4,684
rank in 2018
1996
peak year

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Jenni with other names.

Popularity in the United States

Babies named Jenni at birth, 1880–2025

In 2025, 13 girls born in the United States were named Jenni, the 8,078th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1972, when 204 were.

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5,548
babies named Jenni since 1880
#8,078
rank in 2025
1972
peak year

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

Famous people named Jenni

8 on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Jenni Haukio
    Finnish poet and first lady of Finland (born 1977)
  • Jenni Vartiainen
    Finnish singer, born 1983
  • Jenni Screen
    Australian basketball player (born 1982)
  • Jenni Hiirikoski
    Finnish ice hockey player, born 1987
  • Jenni Meno
    Figure skater, born 1970
  • Jenni Baird
    Australian actress, born 1976
  • Jenni Vähämaa
    Finnish figure skater, born 1992
  • Susanna Tapani
    Finnish ice hockey and ringette player, born 1993

Questions

What does the name Jenni mean?
Modern variant of Jenny.
How popular is the name Jenni?
In 2018, 4 girls born in England and Wales were named Jenni, ranking 4,684th. Its peak was 1996, with 11 births.
Is Jenni a boy's or a girl's name?
Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 5,548 US babies named Jenni since 1880 were girls.
When was Jenni most popular?
1972 in the United States, when 204 babies were named Jenni, its highest rank at 709th.