Jennings
15% girls · 85% boys
About Jennings
Jennings is a common English surname that originated as a patronymic for the child of someone named Jen, a short form of John.
Jennings for boys#1841 US
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.
Jennings for girls#7283 US
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.
Pronounced JEN-ingz.
As of October 2026, Jennings ranked #1841 for boys and #7283 for girls in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #247 for boys in 1897 and #5017 for girls in 2021.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| 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 |
World rankings
Jennings for boys
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Jennings on lists
Famous Jenningss
- Jennings LangBoy
American film producer
- Jennings Bryan "Ears" WhitworthBoy
American college football player and coach
- Jennings Tyler "JT" JohnsonBoy
son of Bachelorette Emily Maynard
- William Jennings BryanBoy
U.S. Secretary of State and Nebraska Congressman
Jennings in pop culture
- J. C. T. JenningsBoy
main character in the "Jennings" book series by Anthony Buckeridge