The first name Jennings
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male Also a surname
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Jennings at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 86 boys born in the United States were named Jennings, the 1,841st most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1926, when 113 were.
GirlsBoys
5,192
babies named Jennings since 1880
#1,841
rank in 2025
1926
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 Jennings
7 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- William Jennings BryanAmerican politician (1860–1925)
- Jennings RandolphAmerican politician (1902–1998)
- Mary Jennings HegarAmerican Air Force veteran, politician, author, born 1976
- Edmund RandolphAmerican attorney (1753-1813)
- Tennessee Ernie FordAmerican recording artist and television host notable for his bass-baritone voice (1919–19
- Jacob BrownAmerican general in the War of 1812
- H. J. RoseBritish classical philologist (1883-1961)
Questions
- Is Jennings a boy's or a girl's name?
- Both. Of the 5,192 US babies named Jennings since 1880, 6% were girls and 94% boys.
- When was Jennings most popular?
- 1926 in the United States, when 113 babies were named Jennings, its highest rank at 590th.
- Is Jennings also a surname?
- Yes. Jennings is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.