Given name

Jenci

“a wellborn man”

Jenci is used as a given name. One Hungarian interpretation is “a wellborn man.”

Original HungarianJenő

Meaning & origin

What it means

One Hungarian interpretation is “a wellborn man.”

Where it comes from

An origin associated with this spelling is Hungarian.

How it developed

In Hungarian usage, Jenci is a diminutive of Jenő.

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2008. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Jenci through the years

Babies since 1880
5
0 boys · 5 girls
Most popular year
2008
5 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
—
Too few births to compare
01232025Highest share 20080.0
Jenci in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2008–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2008. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Jenci’s family of names

In Hungarian usage, Jenci is a diminutive of Jenő. Jenci has a related form in Jency. Jenci has a related form in Jensy.

Walk Jenci’s family in the name graph

JenciJencyJensyJensieJensiJencieJenseyJenceeJenceyJenseaJenseeJenőJencea

The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 12

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Show 4 moreShow fewer

Similar names

If you love Jenci, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Hungarian · Modern

Neci

“a passionate woman; one who is fiery” · “a fiery man”

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Haitian Creole · Modern

Makenzy

Makenzy is a masculine given name from Haitian Creole. It is used in French.

12Very rareCooling

>99% girls

Hungarian · Modern

Salay

Salay is a surname from Hungarian.

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Hungarian · Modern

Zizi

“dedicated to God”

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Tahitian · Modern

Tehani

“the”

23RareSteady

>99% girls

Hungarian · Modern

Maday

Maday is a surname from Hungarian.

0Not recently recordedCooling

>99% girls

Sardinian · Modern

Deiana

“fairy”

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

surnames · Modern

Kensley

Kensley is a feminine given name from Old English.

54UncommonEasing

3% boys · 97% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Jenci’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

A brother for Jenci

A sister for Jenci