Jeni Girl

How popular is Jeni?

Peaked in 1982

No babies were recorded with the name Jeni in 2025. It was most used in 1982, when 123 girls got the name.

Compare with other names
2,676living people named Jeni (est.)
47median age of people named Jeni
2,856babies named Jeni since 1880

Jeni popularity over time

075150 18801900192019401960198020002020
Rank in 2025Not ranked
Babies in 20250 girls
10-year trendNot used lately
Peak year1982 (123 girls)
Highest rank#1,116 in 1972
First recorded1936
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)0% boys, 100% girls

Jeni counting every spelling

Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Jenny family of names ranked #850 for girls in 2025 (#762 the year before), with 271 babies in all.

SpellingGirls in 2025Share
Jenny 142 52%
Jennie 79 29%
Jeannie 16 6%
Jenni 13 5%
Jeanie 21 8%

Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.

Jeni by decade

DecadeBaby girlsBest rank
1930s5#4,179
1940s63#2,700
1950s233#1,642
1960s412#1,609
1970s823#1,116
1980s772#1,138
1990s342#2,443
2000s155#4,976
2010s36#9,786
2020s15#15,083

Questions

Is Jeni a boy or girl name?
Jeni is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Jeni were girls.
How popular is the name Jeni?
No babies were recorded with the name Jeni in 2025. It was most used in 1982, when 123 girls got the name.
When was Jeni most popular?
Jeni peaked in 1982, when 123 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,116 in 1972.
How many people are named Jeni?
2,856 babies have been named Jeni in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,676 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 47.

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.