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Jinny
OriginDiminutive of Virginia, Ginevra, Genevieve, or Imogen
Meaning"virgin, pure; white wave; maiden"
GenderGirl
About Jinny
Variation of Ginny
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
Famous Jinnys
- Jinny Jacinto
Canadian Cirque du Soleil contortionist
Jinny in pop culture
- Jinny
one of the characters whose interior monologue makes up Virginia Woolf's novel The Waves (1931)
- Jinny Austin
jealous central character ("I want to be Brunhilde, and I'm only Frou,Frou!") in Clyde Fitch's 1905 play The Girl With the Green Eyes
- In England
this is an old,fashioned nickname for Jennifer, particularly in the West Country where it was very popular in the 18th and 19th centuries
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