Given name
Jernee
“a humorous man”
Jernee is a variant of Jerney. One Slavic interpretation is “a humorous man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jernee is a variant of Jerney. One Slavic interpretation is “a humorous man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Jernee is a variant of Jerney. An origin associated with Jerney is Slavic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2000. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jernee through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 202
- 0 boys · 202 girls
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 20 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #13,952 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −43%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 13,952 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 42.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 20 in 2014.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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