Given name & surname
Genny
“of the race of women; the white wave”·“one who is chaste; virginal”
In English use, Genny is a diminutive of Genevieve. One French interpretation is “of the race of women; the white wave.” In English use, Genny is a diminutive of Ginny. In English use, Ginny carries the interpretation “one who is chaste; virginal.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Genny is a diminutive of Genevieve. One French interpretation is “of the race of women; the white wave.” In English use, Genny is a diminutive of Ginny. In English use, Ginny carries the interpretation “one who is chaste; virginal.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Genny is a diminutive of Genevieve. An origin associated with Genevieve is French.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Genny is a diminutive of Jenny. In English usage, Genny is a diminutive of Genevieve.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1925. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Genny through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,299
- 0 boys · 1,299 girls
- Most popular year
- 1971
- 47 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2013. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 47 in 1971. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,846 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Genny’s family of names
In English usage, Genny is a diminutive of Jenny. Genny has a related form in Genevieve. In English usage, Genny is a diminutive of Genevieve.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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