Jenni

Jenni: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “white shadow, white wave”
Origin: Welsh
Say it: JEN-ee · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

Diminutive and variant spelling of Jenny, from Jennifer. Jennifer comes from Cornish and Breton forms related to Welsh Gwenhwyfar, the source of Guinevere.

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How popular is Jenni?

20245.7 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Jenni in 202419

Peak year1972

Total US babies since 18805,535

Jenni is fading: recent use is about 38% of its level ten years before.

Names like Jenni

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Jennyfair one; white shadow · English
Morgansea-born; sea-circle · Welsh
Jenniferfair one, white phantom · Welsh
Gwendolynwhite ring · Welsh
Brynnhill · Welsh
Meredithgreat lord · Welsh
Meganpearl · Welsh
Winniefair and blessed · Welsh

Jenni questions

What does the name Jenni mean?

Jenni means "white shadow, white wave". It comes from Welsh. Diminutive and variant spelling of Jenny, from Jennifer. Jennifer comes from Cornish and Breton forms related to Welsh Gwenhwyfar, the source of Guinevere.

Is Jenni a boy or girl name?

Jenni is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Jenni?

19 US babies were named Jenni in 2024. Its peak year was 1972.

How do you pronounce Jenni?

Jenni is usually pronounced JEN-ee.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.