Jennings

A unisex name of Old English origin, meaning son of Jen or Jenny.

Babies a year
64
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Jennings by the numbers

Jennings was given to 64 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 113 babies in 1926, making it a 1920s name.

Other names that come from Jenny

Like Jennings, each of these traces back to Jenny: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.

  • Jennyfair one; diminutive of Jennifer or Genevieve259 in the US (2017)
  • Jennellegod is gracious; elaboration of Jenny or Jennifer10 in the US (2017)
  • Jenifair one; a form of Jenny or Jennifer

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Jennings. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Jeanninefeminine form of jean, god is gracious6 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Jennings

TaeganMoniqueAmanLarkCollierDarrinImariTeagen

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