Jennie

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

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Jennie

South Korean singer-songwriter and rapper (born 1996)

Choose Jennie and your child shares a first name with Jennie, a South Korean singer-songwriter and rapper. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Jennie, like who?” Jennie's Wikipedia article is available in 79 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 20,325 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Jennie, 79 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Jennie would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryJennie has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Jennies, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1880, when it ranked #24. Today it's #2,298, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowJennie was 2.0× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 10,030 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 20,325.
• 🚀TrendJennie has climbed 481 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #2,298. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.

About the name Jennie

Jennie is a girl name of English and Welsh origin. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, starting with J and ending in “-nie”. US birth records list Jennie for girls from 1880 to 2025, in 146 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked #24 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #2,298, with 79 babies.

Origin:English namesWelsh names