Jennie
Pronounced JH EH1 N IY0 (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 1917
- 145 years in use
- 3 spellings
How popular is Jennie?
Jennie is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 225,182 children — the 201st most common girls' name on record.
It is falling away, down 51% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1917, when 3,240 children were given it.
Three other spellings are counted in that total — Jenny, Jenni and Jenney — because they are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Jennie and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Jenny
- Jenni
- Jenney
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- JH EH1 N IY0
- Stress pattern:
- 10
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Jennie
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Jennie
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Jennie?
- Jennie ranks 201st among girls' names in US records, with 225,182 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,874.
- Is Jennie a unisex name?
- No. Jennie is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Jennie most popular?
- 1917, when 3,240 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Jennie spelled?
- Jenny, Jenni, Jenney. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.