Given name & surname
Jennie
“one who is fair; a beautiful girl”
Jennie is a variant of Jennifer. One Welsh interpretation is “one who is fair; a beautiful girl.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jennie is a variant of Jennifer. One Welsh interpretation is “one who is fair; a beautiful girl.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Jennie is a variant of Jennifer. An origin associated with Jennifer is Celtic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jennie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 127,660
- 479 boys · 127,181 girls
- Most popular year
- 1917
- 3,119 babies
- 2025
- 79
- #2,309 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +48%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 79 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,309 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 47.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 3,109 in 1917. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (23). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 39,580 as a first name in 2020; 107 as a surname in 2000.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Jennie’s family of names
In Scottish Gaelic usage, Jennie has a diminutive in Sìneag. Jennie has a related form in Jennifer. In English usage, Jennie has a related form in Jenny.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Jennie has relatives in 4 languages.
2 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Jennie
- JennieSouth Korean singer-songwriter and rapper (born 1996)
- Jennie GarthAmerican actressborn 1972
- Jennie FinchAmerican softball player (born 1980)
- Jennie JohanssonSwedish swimmerborn 1988
- Jennie FletcherBritish swimmer, Olympic gold medallist, former world record-holder1890–1968
- Jennie ReedAmerican cyclistborn 1978
- Jennie KwanAmerican actressborn 1973
- Jennie Kidd TroutCanadian physician1841–1921
- Jennie Tourelsinger (1900–1973)1899–1973
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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