The first name Jennie

In 2025, 9 girls were named Jennie, making it the 2,788th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 1996, with 30 births (#753).

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

In 2025, 79 girls born in the United States were named Jennie, the 2,309th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1917, when 3,109 were.

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.

• Jennie Garth
  American actress, born 1972
• Jennie Finch
  American softball player (born 1980)
• Jennie Fletcher
  British swimmer, Olympic gold medallist, former world record-holder, 1890–1968
• Jennie Reed
  American cyclist, born 1978
• Jennie Kwan
  American actress, born 1973
• Jennie Kidd Trout
  Canadian physician, 1841–1921
• Jennie Augusta Brownscombe
  American painter (1850-1936)
• Jennie Lee
  American actress (1848-1925)
• Jennie Jacques
  British actress, born 1989
• Jennie Livingston
  American film director, born 1962
• Jennie Lee, Baroness Lee of Asheridge
  British politician (1904-1988)
• Jennie Carignan
  Canadian general (born 1968)

How popular is the name Jennie?

In 2025, 9 girls born in England and Wales were named Jennie, ranking 2,788th. Its peak was 1996, with 30 births.

Is Jennie a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 127,660 US babies named Jennie since 1880 were girls.

When was Jennie most popular?

1917 in the United States, when 3,109 babies were named Jennie, its highest rank at 81st.

What name is Jennie a form of?

Jennie is a form of Jenny.