Jennie comes from the Hebrew / English tradition, meaning God is gracious / fair one.
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How popular is Jennie?
1917peak year
Jennie appears in U.S. registration data going all the way back to 1880, when records begin. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 1917, 3,109 babies were named Jennie (ranked #81 nationally). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #2739), with roughly 66 babies named Jennie each year. Jennie has been trending upward in recent years. In total, around 127,581 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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