Jennis
Jennis is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Lucas Jennis (1590–1630), German engraver Anne Fleming and Catherine Jennis Nellie Jennis and Bob Jennis, fictional characters in The Baby on the Barge, 1915 British silent film
Meaning & Origin of Jennis
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jennis is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Lucas Jennis (1590–1630), German engraver Anne Fleming and Catherine Jennis Nellie Jennis and Bob Jennis, fictional characters in The Baby on the Barge, 1915 British silent film
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The Story of Jennis
As a girl name
American parents first put Jennis on the record books as a girl name in 1953, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1953, when 5 Jenniss were born — ranking #5,674 that year. About 25% of every Jennis on record arrived during the 1950s, its defining decade. Jennis last appeared in the published SSA data in 2007, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 20 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Jennis as a boy name dates back to 1921, when 5 babies received it. 1938 was its biggest year on record, with 8 newborns named Jennis — #2,646 in the national rankings. About 55% of every Jennis on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Jennis last appeared in the published SSA data in 1948, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 29 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1920s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Jennis
Jennis is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1921 and has accumulated 29 births in the dataset. Jennis's peak popularity came in 1938 when it ranked #2,646. Use the chart and map above to compare Jennis'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 .
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