How Many People Are Named Jennings?
An estimated 2,643 people in the United States have the first name Jennings. It is predominantly male (94.1%). The average bearer is 37 years old, and Jennings peaked in popularity in 2021 with 116 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jennings 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 Jennings paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,643
About 1 in 129,684 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
94.1% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
2021
116 births
Total Registered
5,090
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jennings
Jennings is predominantly male (94.1%), though 298 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Jennings as a male name
Ranked #1,957 in 2024
80 male births in 2024
Peak: 1926 (113 births)
Jennings as a female name
Ranked #5,195 in 2024
25 female births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (26 births)
Jennings: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jennings span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 893 babies were registered. While Jennings is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Jennings by Decade
How has Jennings 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.
Jennings by State
Birth registrations for Jennings span all 18 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, Missouri, Illinois. On average, about 97 Jenningss were registered per state.
Jennings + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jennings as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Jennings
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Jennings: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jennings?
We estimate approximately 2,643 people named Jennings 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 129,684 Americans share this first name.
Is Jennings a common name?
Jennings is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,090 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jennings most popular?
Jennings reached peak popularity in 2021, when 116 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jennings is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jennings a male name?
Jennings is predominantly male. 94.1% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jennings Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jennings Smith, Jennings Johnson, Jennings 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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