Jenni

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A few things about Jenni you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Jenni

Jenni Hermoso

Spanish footballer (born 1990)

Choose Jenni and your child shares a first name with Jenni Hermoso, a Spanish footballer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Jenni, like who?” Jenni Hermoso's Wikipedia article is available in 35 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 123,457 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Jenni, 13 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Jenni would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryJenni first shows up in US birth records in 1945, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 80 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1972, when it ranked #708. Today it's #7,885, so it could be due a comeback.
• 🍂TrendJenni has slipped 1,560 places over the last five years and now sits at #7,885. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 💬MeaningJenni is an English form of Jennifer, which means “fair one”. Our records link it to English and Welsh roots.

About the name Jenni

Jenni is a girl name of English and Welsh origin meaning “fair one”. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with J and ending in “-nni”. US birth records list Jenni for girls from 1945 to 2025, in 81 of those 81 years. Its best year was 1972, when it ranked #708 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #7,885, with 13 babies.

Origin:English namesWelsh names