Jinny
Girl name · American · Scottish · Welsh
- US rank
- Unranked
- Syllables
- 2
- Peak
- #2,701 in 1948
0 babies were named Jinny in the US in 2025.
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US births per million girls, 1940–2025
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Popularity: U.S. Social Security Administration (babies with 5+ births per year).
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- HistoryJinny first shows up in US birth records in 1940, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 85 years since.
- Best yearIts best year was 1948, when it reached #2,701.
About the name Jinny
Jinny is a girl name of American, Scottish and Welsh origin. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with J and ending in “-nny”. US birth records list Jinny for girls from 1940 to 2024, in 66 of those 85 years. Its best year was 1948, when it ranked #2,701 among girl names. It hasn't been given to 5 or more US babies in a year since 2024, so today it's a genuinely rare choice.
Origin:American namesScottish namesWelsh names
| Decade | Babies per million | About 1 in |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 5.9 | 170,358 girls |
| 1950s | 6.4 | 155,763 girls |
| 1960s | 5.1 | 196,850 girls |
| 1970s | 11 | 88,339 girls |
| 1980s | 11 | 93,284 girls |
| 1990s | 5.9 | 170,648 girls |
| 2000s | 2.4 | 414,938 girls |
| 2010s | 0.3 | 3,571,429 girls |
| 2020s | 0.7 | 1,351,351 girls |
Other spellings of Jinny
More American girl names
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Questions about the name Jinny
What is the origin of the name Jinny?
Jinny has American, Scottish, Welsh roots in our records. Other American names include Lainey, Daisy, Josie.
Is Jinny a boy or girl name?
Jinny is a girl name.
How popular is the name Jinny?
Jinny is rare: fewer than 5 US girls got it in 2025, and it was last given to 5 or more in 2024. It peaked at #2,701 in 1948.