Girl name Welsh origin

Jenny

JEN-ee · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Diminutive of Jennifer — fair one
Language
Welsh
Culture
Welsh
Religion
Secular
Style era
modern
Themes
literary
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#1388
2024 births162
Peak year1977
First appeared1880
Total US births91,956
1977 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Jen
Alternate spellings
JennieJeni
In other languages
Jenni (Italian/Spanish)

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