How Many People Are Named Jenni?
An estimated 5,048 people in the United States have the first name Jenni. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 42 years old, and Jenni peaked in popularity in 1972 with 204 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jenni 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 Jenni paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
5,048
About 1 in 67,899 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
42
years old
Peak Year
1972
204 births
Total Registered
5,535
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jenni
Jenni is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 5,535 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Jenni as a female name
Ranked #6,244 in 2024
19 female births in 2024
Peak: 1972 (204 births)
Jenni: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jenni span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 1,533 babies were registered. Jenni has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jenni by Decade
How has Jenni 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.
Jenni by State
Birth registrations for Jenni span all 31 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Ohio. The lowest are in Virginia, South Dakota, Alabama. On average, about 83 Jennis were registered per state.
Jenni + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jenni as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Jenni
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Jenni: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jenni?
We estimate approximately 5,048 people named Jenni 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 67,899 Americans share this first name.
Is Jenni a common name?
Jenni is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,535 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jenni most popular?
Jenni reached peak popularity in 1972, when 204 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jenni is approximately 42 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jenni a female name?
Jenni is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jenni Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jenni Smith, Jenni Johnson, Jenni 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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