Given name & surname
Jennis
“one who is fair; a beautiful girl”·“of the beginning; the first book of the Bible”·“of the beginning”
Jennis is a variant of Jennifer. One Welsh interpretation is “one who is fair; a beautiful girl.” Jennis connects to the Genesis name family through Jenis. Interpretations include “of the beginning; the first book of the Bible” (Hebrew) and “of the beginning” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jennis is a variant of Jennifer. One Welsh interpretation is “one who is fair; a beautiful girl.” Jennis connects to the Genesis name family through Jenis. Interpretations include “of the beginning; the first book of the Bible” (Hebrew) and “of the beginning” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Jennis is a variant of Jennifer. An origin associated with Jennifer is Celtic. Jennis connects to the Genesis name family through Jenis. An origin associated with Genesis is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1921. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jennis through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 49
- 29 boys · 20 girls
- Most popular year
- 1938
- 8 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 2007. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 297 as a first name in 2020; 156 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Jennis’s family of names
Jennis has a related form in Jennifer. Jennis has a related form in Jenis.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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