Girl
Jenny
Jenny means "Cornish, fair one", according to etymological references. It peaked back in the 1970s and has been gradually easing since. In the current registry, it is a name plenty of people share. Few names stick around this long: it shows up across almost the entire twelve-decade span this registry covers.
EtymologyDiminutive of Jennifer
EtymologyCornish – "fair one"
Births by decade
1900s
306
1910s
979
1920s
1,992
1930s
1,988
1940s
3,689
1950s
8,780
1960s
11,010
1970s
23,016
1980s
19,844
1990s
10,171
2000s
6,681
2010s
2,462
Peaked in the 1970s · 90,918 total U.S. births since 1900