Is Jeni a boy or girl name?

Jeni is a girl’s name. Of the 2,856 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Jeni

Recorded 1936–2023 · United States

Jeni was most popular in 1982, when 123 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,876 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,856 people named Jeni.

Jeni over time

Births per year. The dot marks Jeni’s peak in 1982. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Jeni a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Jeni is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,856 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Jeni

Where Jeni is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

California 3.9×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org