Jennings Boy & girl

How popular is Jennings?

#1,837 boy name in 2025

86 baby boys were named Jennings in the US in 2025, making it the 1837th most popular boy name. Another 15 girls got the name (#7,131 for girls).

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2,643living people named Jennings (est.)
22median age of people named Jennings
5,192babies named Jennings since 1880
1 in 32,825US babies born in 2025

Jennings popularity over time

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#1,837 for boys (▲ 120 from 2024)
Babies in 202586 boys, 15 girls
10-year trendRising fast (+95% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#2,721 in 2015, #1,996 in 2020
Peak year1926 (113 boys)
Highest rank#244 in 1897
First recorded1892
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)79% boys, 21% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Jennings is most popular

Babies named Jennings per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. West Virginia: 0.2 per 1,000 (6 boys)
  2. Tennessee: 0.1 per 1,000 (26 boys)
  3. Georgia: 0.1 per 1,000 (30 boys)
  4. Alabama: 0.1 per 1,000 (11 boys)
  5. North Carolina: 0.1 per 1,000 (21 boys)

Jennings by decade

DecadeBaby boysBest rank
1890s159#244
1900s107#402
1910s462#641
1920s893#585
1930s600#719
1940s497#817
1950s339#1,001
1960s223#1,348
1970s151#2,124
1980s164#2,492
1990s155#3,103
2000s161#4,109
2010s481#1,792
2020s486#1,770

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Questions

Is Jennings a boy or girl name?
Jennings is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 79% of babies named Jennings were boys and 21% were girls.
How popular is the name Jennings?
86 baby boys were named Jennings in the US in 2025, making it the 1837th most popular boy name. Another 15 girls got the name (#7,131 for girls).
When was Jennings most popular?
Jennings peaked in 1926, when 113 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #244 in 1897.
How many people are named Jennings?
5,192 babies have been named Jennings in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,643 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 22.
Where is Jennings most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Jennings was most common in West Virginia, at 0.2 of every 1,000 boys born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.