Search names

Jennie

OriginDiminutive of Janet, Jane, Jean, and Jennifer
Meaning"wellborn, noble"
GenderBoy & girl
US rank · boysUnranked

Below 5 births

US rank · girls#2309

2025 SSA

About Jennie

Long before the Jennifer Era, Jennie was a fashionable pet form of several names, and was also used independently -- in 1875 it was in the Top 20. Jennie was replaced by the Jenny spelling in the 1960s, and is rarely seen today.

Jennie is also given to boys.

Pronounced JEN-ee.

As of October 2026, Jennie ranked #7823 in US births in 1988 SSA, peaked at #698 in 1889.

Similar names

These 20 names were selected by our users looking for other names like Jennie.

Jennie on lists

Famous Jennies

  • Jennifer Eve "Jennie" GarthGirl

    American actress

  • Jennie Lynn FinchGirl

    American softball player

  • Jennie Elizabeth McAlpineGirl

    English actress

  • Jeanette "Jennie" JeromeGirl

    Lady Randolph Churchill, American mother of British prime minister Winston Churchill

  • Janet "Jennie" LeeGirl

    Baroness Lee of Asheridge, Scottish MP

  • Jennie Augusta BrownscombeGirl

    American painter

  • Jennie ReedGirl

    American track cyclist

  • Jennifer "Jennie" BondGirl

    English TV presenter

  • Jennie LindenGirl

    English actress

  • Jennie KimGirl

    South Korean singer of girl group BlackPink

  • Jennie SomogyiGirl

    American ballerina

Jennie in pop culture

  • Jane Johnson/Jennie SpringGirl

    main character in "The Face on the Milk Carton" by Caroline B. Cooney

  • Jennie BaldrinGirl

    cat character in "Jennie"/"The Abandoned," children's book by Paul Gallico

Variations & nicknames

Jennie in blog posts

Save Jennie

Save as boy name
Save as girl name