Jennings: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “little John; son of John”
- Origin
- English
- Say it
- JEN-ingz · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Boys (94% of all uses)
From an English surname derived from Jenning, a medieval diminutive of John. As a given name, it reflects surname-style use.
How popular is Jennings?
Babies named Jennings in 2024105
2024 rank#1,952 boys
Peak year1897
Total US babies since 18805,090
Jennings is rising: use over the last five years is 2.7× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Jennings
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Jennings questions
What does the name Jennings mean?
Jennings means "little John; son of John". It comes from English. From an English surname derived from Jenning, a medieval diminutive of John. As a given name, it reflects surname-style use.
Is Jennings a boy or girl name?
Jennings is mainly a boy's name in US records (94% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Jennings?
105 US babies were named Jennings in 2024. Its peak year was 1897.
How do you pronounce Jennings?
Jennings is usually pronounced JEN-ingz.
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.