Given name
Jency
“a wellborn man”
Jency is a variant of Jenci. One Hungarian interpretation is “a wellborn man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jency is a variant of Jenci. One Hungarian interpretation is “a wellborn man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Jency is a variant of Jenci. An origin associated with Jenci is Hungarian.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1909. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jency through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 256
- 10 boys · 246 girls
- Most popular year
- 1991
- 13 babies
- 2025
- 12
- #8,580 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 12 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 8,580 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 541 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.
Jency’s family of names
Jency has a related form in Janis. Jency has a related form in Jenci.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Jency, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Jori
“farmer” · “one who works the earth”
16% boys · 84% girls
Kaci
“a vigilant man; one who is alert” · “a vigilant woman”
7% boys · 93% girls
Jaclyn
“the supplanter”
>99% girls
Jacklyn
“the supplanter”
>99% girls
Jaycie
“God is my salvation” · “resembling the hyacinth”
>99% girls
Jenna
“one who is fair; a beautiful girl”
>99% girls
Jessica
“The Lord sees all”
>99% girls
Julianne
“one who is youthful; daughter of the sky”
>99% girls