Jenny is a distinctive choice, ranked #1491 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Jenny in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1491
About the Name Jenny
Jenny has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 391 places in five years. It was most popular in 1996 at #256 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Jenny is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Jenny
Unlikely. With around 21 UK babies named Jenny per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Jenny in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Jenny has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 391 places in the last five years. Its peak was #256 in 1996. Choosing it now means she is likely to be among the last of her generation with this name.
Jenny is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Jenny include: Jenny Hanley — Jenny Hanley is an English actress and presenter.; Jenny Lee-Wright — Jenny Lee-Wright is a British actress and dancer who later became a Foley artist.; Jenny Durkan — Jenny Anne Durkan is an American attorney, former federal prosecutor, and politician who served as the 56th mayor of Seattle, Washington..
Jenny does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Jennys in the wild.
21
UK babies named Jenny (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 391 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Jenny
Likely around 1 other Jenny in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Jenny
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Jenny Lee-Wright is a British actress and dancer who later became a Foley artist. She changed her professional name from Jenny Lee Wright to Jenny Lee-Wright around the time she left Lionel Blair and His Dancers and began her acting career, to avoid confusion with an already established actress of that time, Jennifer Wright.
Johanna Bertha Julie Jenny Edle von Westphalen was a German theatre critic and political activist. She married the philosopher and political economist Karl Marx in 1843.
Jane Elizabeth Kempton was an American contralto opera solo singer who had an active career spanning over fifty years starting in 1850. She sang in hundreds of performances across the United States and Europe during her long career.
Jenny Caroline Marx Longuet was the eldest daughter of Jenny von Westphalen Marx and Karl Marx. Briefly a political journalist writing under the pen name J.
Johanna Maria "Jenny" Lind (Madame Goldschmidt), was a Swedish opera singer, often called the "Swedish Nightingale". One of the most highly regarded singers of the 19th century, she performed in soprano roles in opera in Sweden and across Europe, and undertook an extraordinarily popular concert tour of the United States beginning in 1850.
Jenny Anne Durkan is an American attorney, former federal prosecutor, and politician who served as the 56th mayor of Seattle, Washington. She is the daughter of Martin Durkan.