How Many People Are Named Jenney?
An estimated 416 people in the United States have the first name Jenney. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 48 years old, and Jenney peaked in popularity in 1979 with 25 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jenney as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Jenney paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
416
About 1 in 823,929 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
48
years old
Peak Year
1979
25 births
Total Registered
509
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jenney
Jenney is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 509 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Jenney as a female name
Ranked #14,567 in 2007
7 female births in 2007
Peak: 1979 (25 births)
Jenney: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jenney span from the 1900s to the 2000s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 165 babies were registered. Jenney has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jenney by Decade
How has Jenney tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Jenney by State
Jenney + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jenney as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Jenney
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Jenney: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jenney?
We estimate approximately 416 people named Jenney are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 823,929 Americans share this first name.
Is Jenney a common name?
Jenney is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 509 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jenney most popular?
Jenney reached peak popularity in 1979, when 25 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jenney is approximately 48 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jenney a female name?
Jenney is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jenney Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jenney Smith, Jenney Johnson, Jenney Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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