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Jennings

#1,841 in 2025UnisexBoys' nameGirls' name

English surname transferred into given-name use

Jennings has been given to 5,192 babies in the U.S. since 1892. In 2025 it ranked #1,841 of 13,926 boys’ names in use. Its peak year was 1926, with 113 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 94% boys, 6% girls all-time.

Babies named Jennings, 2025

1 in 38,500

Jennings over time, 1880–2025

BoysGirls
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Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Girls or boys — Jennings over time

In 2025, Jennings went to 15% girls and 85% boys.

18922025

A sex is only published in years it reached five applications, so a stretch at 0% or 100% means the other side stayed under that floor — not that it was never used.

Jennings: meaning, origin, and history

English surname transferred into given-name use

English surname transfer

What Jennings means

Jennings is a given name.

Documented naming usage and pronunciation

Jennings is used in English.

Another recorded pronunciation is /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ɪŋz/ for Jennings.

The naming story behind Jennings

Jennings is a given name adopted from English surname. This establishes the immediate naming route. A surname transfer is different from a direct translation of the modern given-name spelling; the family name may have its own earlier derivation.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 4,878 boys were recorded with the name Jennings between 1892 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 113 in 1926; its best national rank was #247 in 1897.

Over 5 years its rank rose, from #2,010 in 2020 to #1,841 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank rose, from #2,737 in 2015 to #1,841 in 2025.

In the United States, 314 girls were recorded with the name Jennings between 1993 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 26 in 2021; its best national rank was #5,015 in 2021.

Over 5 years its rank fell, from #5,549 in 2020 to #7,281 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank fell, from #6,569 in 2015 to #7,281 in 2025.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

How common is Jennings?

Everything below is computed from the 2025 data — the most recent year available.

Among all babies, 2025
1 in 38,500
86 of 3,315,165 births
Among boys only
1 in 19,900
<0.01% of boys
Rank, 2025
#1,841
of 13,926 boys’ names in use
Coin-flip room size
26,721 kids
Even odds of a second one

Where Jennings sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2025 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%
Class of 30Under 1%
Grade of 100Under 1%
School of 5001%

Put another way: gather 26,721 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Jennings. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Jenningss were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Jennings was born before 1944 — so the typical Jennings is around 81 today.

Median birth year
1944
About 81 years old
Biggest decade
1920s
18.3% of all use
Born in the last 25 years
22.8%
Spread across generations
Recorded since 1950
2,160
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1920s — 18.3% of all recorded uses (893).

Is Jennings rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago
+125
Places climbed
Rank vs 5 years ago
+169
Places climbed
Rank vs 10 years ago
+896
Places climbed
Births vs 10 years ago
1.95×
More babies than then
Share of its own peak
76.1%
Peak was 1926 (113)
Years since peak
99
Years
Year-to-year steadiness
Volatile
30.5% average annual change
Best rank ever
#247
1897

Where Jennings is used — boys

Across 2016–2025, Jennings was most concentrated in Georgia — about 1 in 9,091 boys, against 1 in 22,447 across all states with data. It was least common in Ohio (1 in 100,000).

111 per 100,000

Most concentrated

  1. 1Georgia1 in 9,091
  2. 2North Carolina1 in 11,111
  3. 3Tennessee1 in 11,111
  4. 4West Virginia1 in 11,111
  5. 5Louisiana1 in 12,500
  6. 6Alabama1 in 20,000
  7. 7Texas1 in 20,000
  8. 8Indiana1 in 25,000

Shading is the share of that state's recorded boys given this name, not the raw count — otherwise the map would just show which states are biggest. Unshaded states have no published records for this period. U.S. birth records suppress state-year counts below 5; state counts therefore don't add up to the national total. Every state links to its full rankings.

Where Jennings is used — girls

Across 1910–2025, Jennings was most concentrated in Texas — about 1 in — girls, against 1 in 1,228,092 across all states with data.

00 per 100,000

Most concentrated

  1. 1Texas1 in —

Shading is the share of that state's recorded girls given this name, not the raw count — otherwise the map would just show which states are biggest. Unshaded states have no published records for this period. U.S. birth records suppress state-year counts below 5; state counts therefore don't add up to the national total. Every state links to its full rankings. Jennings has too little recent state data to map, so this covers all years from 1910.

Notable people named Jennings

People whose public names include Jennings, backed by Wikidata given-name records and ordered by linked Wikimedia pages. The name may be a middle name.

People data from Wikidata (CC0). Fame is measured, not judged — the order reflects how widely each person is documented, not the U.S. birth records popularity this page is otherwise about.

Jennings by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025
#1,841
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
Up 169
Best rank ever
#247
1897
Peak year
1926
113 that year
First recorded
1892
Last recorded
2025
All-time count
4,878
Count in 2025
86

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025
#7,281
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
Down 1,732
Best rank ever
#5,015
2021
Peak year
2021
26 that year
First recorded
1993
Last recorded
2025
All-time count
314
Count in 2025
15

Names similar to Jennings

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

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Names with a curve like Jennings

Not spelling — timing. These names rose, peaked and faded in the same years as Jennings, so they read as being from the same moment even when they look nothing alike.

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Sibling names for Jennings

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

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