JENNY  

Gender: F
Origin: Diminutive of JANET, JANE, JEAN, and JENNIFER

Popularity in 2008: #601

At the height of the Jennifer craze, many parents were cutting straight to the nickname and putting Jenny on the birth certificate, but now that Jennifer is the mom rather than the daughter, Jenny, which has been somewhat replaced by Jenna, has faded as well.

Variations:
Jenee, Jen, Jennie, Jennee, Jeny, Jenney, Jenni

Jenny is being discussed in our message boards:

• An Aversion To "Y"
• Popular names you just don't 'get'.
• What do you think of YOUR name?
• alphabetical elimination
• Names with Songs

Read Nameberry blog posts about Jenny:

• RELIEF PACKAGE FOR BABY NAMERS