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Jenny

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Jenny: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning or origin yet — what that means.

Pronunciation

Community-contributed pronunciation recording

Licence: CC0. Source

VerifiedSource: Wikidata.Confidence: medium.

Jenny: Recorded every year since 1945, it reached #13 in 2015, and it was still inside the top 100 in 2025.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #256 to #2499.199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025#256#2499
View as table
England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#256
1997#332
1998#330
1999#362
2000#361
2001#409
2002#493
2003#450
2004#559
2005#567
2006#622
2007#604
2008#595
2009#806
2010#709
2011#789
2012#1099
2013#1253
2014#1070
2015#1114
2016#1278
2017#1457
2018#1272
2019#1703
2020#1100
2021#2499
2022#2058
2023#1640
2024#1491
2025#2006

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Norway in every year from 1945 to 2025.

In 2025: #29 among girls in Norway, #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #2006 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 5 national registrars across 5 regions, 1945–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #190 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #13 among girls in Norway, in 2015 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #2006 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #13 in Norway in 2018.

Jenny's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#200614HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#149121HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#164018HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#205813HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#249910HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#110030HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#170317HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#127226HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#145722HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#127826HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#111431HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#107033HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#125327HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#109931HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#78947HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#70952HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#80643HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#59563HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#60459HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#62253HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#56758HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#55956HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#45076HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#49361HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#40976HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#36191HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#36289HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#330107HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#332103HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#256147HighVerified
1964New South Wales, Australiafemale#9876InsufficientNot yet available
2019Northern Irelandfemale#4243HighVerified
2017Northern Irelandfemale#3554HighVerified
2015Northern Irelandfemale#4263HighVerified
2014Northern Irelandfemale#3654HighVerified
2012Northern Irelandfemale#2976HighVerified
2011Northern Irelandfemale#3634HighVerified
2010Northern Irelandfemale#3664HighVerified
2009Northern Irelandfemale#4193HighVerified
2008Northern Irelandfemale#3704HighVerified
2007Northern Irelandfemale#2457HighVerified
2006Northern Irelandfemale#2387HighVerified
2005Northern Irelandfemale#3184HighVerified
2004Northern Irelandfemale#15112HighVerified
2003Northern Irelandfemale#16610HighVerified
2002Northern Irelandfemale#15511HighVerified
2001Northern Irelandfemale#15511HighVerified
2000Northern Irelandfemale#11917HighVerified
1999Northern Irelandfemale#11917HighVerified
1998Northern Irelandfemale#12117HighVerified
1997Northern Irelandfemale#14714HighVerified
2025Norwayfemale#29176HighVerified
2024Norwayfemale#28169HighVerified
2023Norwayfemale#29171HighVerified
2022Norwayfemale#25186HighVerified
2021Norwayfemale#31160HighVerified
2020Norwayfemale#30171HighVerified
2019Norwayfemale#26188HighVerified
2018Norwayfemale#13234HighVerified
2017Norwayfemale#21208HighVerified
2016Norwayfemale#20220HighVerified
2015Norwayfemale#13255HighVerified
2014Norwayfemale#20227HighVerified
2013Norwayfemale#25202HighVerified
2012Norwayfemale#29187HighVerified
2011Norwayfemale#23216HighVerified
2010Norwayfemale#27213HighVerified
2009Norwayfemale#30202HighVerified
2008Norwayfemale#37176HighVerified
2007Norwayfemale#41146HighVerified
2006Norwayfemale#35185HighVerified
2005Norwayfemale#36186HighVerified
2004Norwayfemale#47144HighVerified
2003Norwayfemale#36170HighVerified
2002Norwayfemale#39166HighVerified
2001Norwayfemale#41161HighVerified
2000Norwayfemale#40177HighVerified
1999Norwayfemale#36184HighVerified
1998Norwayfemale#42166HighVerified
1997Norwayfemale#46151HighVerified
1996Norwayfemale#45152HighVerified
1995Norwayfemale#74115HighVerified
1994Norwayfemale#71119HighVerified
1993Norwayfemale#80107HighVerified
1992Norwayfemale#9094HighVerified
1991Norwayfemale#11573HighVerified
1990Norwayfemale#10578HighVerified
1989Norwayfemale#11667HighVerified
1988Norwayfemale#12062HighVerified
1987Norwayfemale#11463HighVerified
1986Norwayfemale#11461HighVerified
1985Norwayfemale#11261HighVerified
1984Norwayfemale#11161HighVerified
1983Norwayfemale#12053HighVerified
1982Norwayfemale#15342HighVerified
1981Norwayfemale#17034HighVerified
1980Norwayfemale#11658HighVerified
1979Norwayfemale#14541HighVerified
1978Norwayfemale#16035HighVerified
1977Norwayfemale#15238HighVerified
1976Norwayfemale#15439HighVerified
1975Norwayfemale#14442HighVerified
1974Norwayfemale#19727HighVerified
1973Norwayfemale#18329HighVerified
1972Norwayfemale#21023HighVerified
1971Norwayfemale#19925HighVerified
1970Norwayfemale#26216HighVerified
1969Norwayfemale#21920HighVerified
1968Norwayfemale#23918HighVerified
1967Norwayfemale#21920HighVerified
1966Norwayfemale#27913HighVerified
1965Norwayfemale#20720HighVerified
1964Norwayfemale#20220HighVerified
1963Norwayfemale#17724HighVerified
1962Norwayfemale#16325HighVerified
1961Norwayfemale#17823HighVerified
1960Norwayfemale#17722HighVerified
1959Norwayfemale#16324HighVerified
1958Norwayfemale#13632HighVerified
1957Norwayfemale#16724HighVerified
1956Norwayfemale#20319HighVerified
1955Norwayfemale#18621HighVerified
1954Norwayfemale#16325HighVerified
1953Norwayfemale#16727HighVerified
1952Norwayfemale#12938HighVerified
1951Norwayfemale#13534HighVerified
1950Norwayfemale#13536HighVerified
1949Norwayfemale#14731HighVerified
1948Norwayfemale#12741HighVerified
1947Norwayfemale#15133HighVerified
1946Norwayfemale#12846HighVerified
1945Norwayfemale#19021HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandfemale#8853HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandfemale#6315HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandfemale#8563HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandfemale#5596HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandfemale#8833HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandfemale#5446HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandfemale#7164HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandfemale#6295HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandfemale#8733HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandfemale#4489HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandfemale#5816HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandfemale#4948HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandfemale#37412HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandfemale#5607HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandfemale#4659HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandfemale#4759HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandfemale#33114HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandfemale#38312HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandfemale#37311HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandfemale#3949HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandfemale#3988HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandfemale#25714HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandfemale#24714HighVerified
2002Republic of Irelandfemale#23815HighVerified
2001Republic of Irelandfemale#21716HighVerified
2000Republic of Irelandfemale#3039HighVerified
1999Republic of Irelandfemale#18519HighVerified
1998Republic of Irelandfemale#19716HighVerified
1997Republic of Irelandfemale#3468HighVerified
1996Republic of Irelandfemale#25913HighVerified
1995Republic of Irelandfemale#19620HighVerified
1994Republic of Irelandfemale#24014HighVerified
1993Republic of Irelandfemale#18423HighVerified
1992Republic of Irelandfemale#22917HighVerified
1991Republic of Irelandfemale#19720HighVerified
1990Republic of Irelandfemale#3219HighVerified
1989Republic of Irelandfemale#28511HighVerified
1988Republic of Irelandfemale#25215HighVerified
1987Republic of Irelandfemale#26214HighVerified
1986Republic of Irelandfemale#21719HighVerified
1985Republic of Irelandfemale#30610HighVerified
1984Republic of Irelandfemale#26714HighVerified
1983Republic of Irelandfemale#31310HighVerified
1982Republic of Irelandfemale#28613HighVerified
1981Republic of Irelandfemale#3518HighVerified
1980Republic of Irelandfemale#29712HighVerified
1979Republic of Irelandfemale#3637HighVerified
1978Republic of Irelandfemale#3319HighVerified
1977Republic of Irelandfemale#31110HighVerified
1976Republic of Irelandfemale#4973HighVerified
1975Republic of Irelandfemale#3218HighVerified
1974Republic of Irelandfemale#3746HighVerified
1972Republic of Irelandfemale#4713HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Jenny is officially recorded

5 official registrars have recorded Jenny, between 1945 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1945–202581#13 in 2015
New South Wales, Australia19641#98 in 1964
Republic of Ireland1972–202553#184 in 1993
England and Wales1996–202530#256 in 1996
Northern Ireland1997–201920#119 in 1999

Its high point came 51 years earlier in New South Wales, Australia (1964) than in Norway (2015).

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #13 in Norway in 2018. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.