The name Jennings is a boy's name meaning "son of John".

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Jennings is a common English surname that originated as a patronymic for the child of someone named Jen, a short form of John.

With the craze for s-ending surname names, this one is growing in popularity, given last year to more than 80 baby boys and about 25 baby girls in the US.

Jennings could be an original honor name for grandpa John....or even grandma Jennifer.

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The name Jennings peaked for boys at #247 in 1897. The name is most popular in West Virginia, South Carolina, and North Carolina. Jennings is occasionally used for girls in 2025.

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The name Jennings is a girl's name meaning "child of John".

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This common English surname originated as a patronymic for the son or daughter of a person named Jen, a medieval short form of John.

With s-ending surname names trending this one is growing in popularity, given last year to about 25 baby girls along with more than 80 baby boys.

Jennings could be an original honor name for grandma Jennifer or grandpa John.

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The name Jennings peaked for girls at #5017 in 2021. The name is most popular in Texas and Texas. Jennings is occasionally used for boys in 2025.

Year	US rank	Births	Per million
2014	#3,730	28	14.6
2015	#2,738	44	23
2016	#2,193	62	32.7
2017	#2,545	50	27
2018	#1,800	85	46.8
2019	#1,808	85	47.4
2020	#2,009	71	41.1
2021	#1,776	90	51.4
2022	#1,925	81	46.4
2023	#1,976	78	45.6
2024	#1,957	80	46.4
2025	#1,841	86	50.3

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