Meaning of the nameJenny
- Female
- English origin
- Jen-ny
Jenny is a spelling of the name Jeni, which means “English diminutive of Jane, feminine form of John, 'Yahweh is gracious'”.
Meaning
“English diminutive of Jane, feminine form of John, 'Yahweh is gracious'”
Meaning of the name Jeni, of which Jenny is a spelling.
Source: Behind the Name: Jenny · Behind the Name: Jane · Behind the Name: John
- People (2022)
- 1,594
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,010
- Median age
- 32 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,351
- people
Jenny in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jenny, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (408 people).
1,573 women 21 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Jenny is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jenny in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- São Paulo 0.001%
- Paraná 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 526 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 144 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 116 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 110 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 67 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 67 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 63 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 61 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 51 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 50 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 36 | 0.006% |
| Distrito Federal | 34 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 29 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 29 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 28 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 25 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 22 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 22 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 21 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 20 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 16 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Jenny
It keeps the English spelling with NN and a final Y; the people recorded were born in every decade, with the largest group in the 1990s.
About the name Jeni
Behind the Name records Jenny as a medieval English diminutive of Jane and lists Jeni among its variants; since the middle of the last century, Jenny has been seen mainly as a diminutive of Jennifer. Jane is, according to the same site, a medieval English form of Old French Jehanne, feminine of Iohannes, which is the name John; John comes from Latin Iohannes, from Greek Ioannes and from Hebrew Yoḥanan, 'Yahweh is gracious'. The meaning here is that of the base name John. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 6,032 people across the two spellings in the group.
Other spellings of Jeni
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Jeni | 4,438 |
| Jenny | 1,594 |
Sources
- Behind the Name: Jenny · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Jane · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: John · behindthename.com · meaning
Questions about the name Jenny
What does the name Jenny mean?
Jenny means “English diminutive of Jane, feminine form of John, 'Yahweh is gracious'”, according to Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Jeni, of which Jenny is a spelling.
How many people are named Jenny in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,594 people with the first name Jenny, which ranks it number 6,010 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Jenny a boy's or a girl's name?
Jenny is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,573 women and 21 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Jenny?
Jenny is a name of English origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Jenny most common?
Proportionally, in São Paulo: 0.001% of the state's population is named Jenny (526 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Jenny?
Jeni. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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