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Jenni

/ˈdʒɛni/ · 100% girls · 13 born in 2025

Jenni has been given to about 5,548 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1972, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈdʒɛni/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 5,306
Median age today44 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Jenni per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1972 · 204
  • Born in 202513
  • All time5,548

How popular is Jenni?

Its best year was 1972, when 204 babies were given the name, ranking 709th. The typical living American called Jenni is about 44 years old today.

Names that sound like Jenni

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Jenny0.79
  2. Jeri0.72
  3. Jerri0.72
  4. Jennie0.71
  5. Jessi0.72
  6. Joni0.71
  7. Jelani0.70
  8. Jenna0.65

Middle names for Jenni

Ranked by flow score
  1. Jenni Catherine0.84
  2. Jenni Rose0.83
  3. Jenni Marie0.83
  4. Jenni Grace0.83
  5. Jenni Louise0.83
  6. Jenni Claire0.82

Sibling names for Jenni

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Larasister · 0.84
  2. Georginasister · 0.82
  3. Meredithsister · 0.81
  4. Dereckbrother · 0.81
  5. Kareembrother · 0.79
  6. Elishaeither · 0.79

Where Jenni is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Jenni Reyes0.78
    2. Jenni Nguyen0.78
    3. Jenni Moore0.78
    4. Jenni Lee0.78
    5. Jenni Hall0.78
    6. Jenni Green0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Jenni

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. Norway1945–2025
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.