How Many People Are Named Jennie?
An estimated 33,777 people in the United States have the first name Jennie. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 57 years old, and Jennie peaked in popularity in 1917 with 3,119 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jennie 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 Jennie paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Jennie is overwhelmingly female, 479 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
- Jennie has fallen dramatically from its peak in the 1910s. Recent registrations are less than 5% of what they were at the name's height.
Estimated Living Americans
33,777
About 1 in 10,148 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.6% confidence
Average Age
57
years old
Peak Year
1917
3,119 births
Total Registered
127,581
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jennie
Jennie is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 127,581 total births registered, 99.6% were female.
Jennie as a male name
Ranked #7,823 in 1988
5 male births in 1988
Peak: 1928 (17 births)
Jennie as a female name
Ranked #1,751 in 2024
115 female births in 2024
Peak: 1917 (3,109 births)
Jennie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jennie span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 23,136 babies were registered. Jennie has declined significantly from its peak in the 1910s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jennie by Decade
How has Jennie 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.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 10,241 | 21 | 10,220 | |
| 1890s | 11,915 | 39 | 11,876 | |
| 1900s | 10,033 | 45 | 9,988 | |
| 1910s | 23,136 | 68 | 23,068 | |
| 1920s | 22,711 | 120 | 22,591 | |
| 1930s | 9,568 | 80 | 9,488 | |
| 1940s | 7,046 | 32 | 7,014 | |
| 1950s | 7,598 | 11 | 7,587 | |
| 1960s | 5,994 | 15 | 5,979 | |
| 1970s | 7,771 | 17 | 7,754 | |
| 1980s | 6,496 | 31 | 6,465 | |
| 1990s | 2,836 | 0 | 2,836 | |
| 2000s | 1,250 | 0 | 1,250 | |
| 2010s | 607 | 0 | 607 | |
| 2020s | 379 | 0 | 379 | |
Jennie by State
Birth registrations for Jennie span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Pennsylvania, California. The lowest are in Nevada, Alaska, Wyoming. On average, about 1,783 Jennies were registered per state.
Jennie + Last Name Combinations
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Jennie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jennie?
We estimate approximately 33,777 people named Jennie 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 10,148 Americans share this first name.
Is Jennie a common name?
Jennie is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 127,581 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jennie most popular?
Jennie reached peak popularity in 1917, when 3,119 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jennie is approximately 57 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jennie a female name?
Jennie is predominantly female. 99.6% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jennie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jennie Smith, Jennie Johnson, Jennie 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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