Is Jenney a boy or girl name?

Jenney is a girl’s name. Of the 509 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Jenney

Recorded 1909–2007 · United States

Jenney was most popular in 1979, when 25 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,052 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 509 people named Jenney.

Jenney over time

Births per year. The dot marks Jenney’s peak in 1979. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Jenney a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Jenney is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 509 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were 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.

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