Jenn
Jenn is a feminine given name, frequently a shortened form (hypocorism) of Jennifer. It may refer to:
- English
Meaning & Origin of Jenn
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jenn is a feminine given name, frequently a shortened form (hypocorism) of Jennifer. It may refer to:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Jenn
Jenn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1971, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1988: 7 births, good for #9,243 nationwide. About 46% of every Jenn on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. Jenn last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 28 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Jenn
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Jenn. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Jenn
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About the name Jenn
Jenn is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1971 and has accumulated 28 births in the dataset. Jenn's peak popularity came in 1988 when it ranked #9,243. Use the chart and map above to compare Jenn's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.