Jennings
An English surname from the medieval personal name Jenyn, a diminutive of John, with a suffix marking descent. The Hebrew root is Yochanan, Yahweh is gracious.
Jennings in 2025
Jennings was given to 101 babies in the United States in 2025 — 86 boys and 15 girls, making it the 3,518th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 32,825 babies born.
The history of Jennings
Jennings reached its highest point in 2021, when 116 babies were given the name, ranking 3,225th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 658th, in 1897.
Across the 134 years of records since 1892, 5,192 babies have been named Jennings. Half of them were born before 1947, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Baby Boomers.
Jennings by decade
| Decade | Babies named Jennings | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 159 | 658 |
| 1900s | 107 | 1,036 |
| 1910s | 462 | 1,383 |
| 1920s | 893 | 1,253 |
| 1930s | 600 | 1,509 |
| 1940s | 497 | 1,776 |
| 1950s | 339 | 2,287 |
| 1960s | 223 | 3,166 |
| 1970s | 151 | 5,312 |
| 1980s | 164 | 6,215 |
| 1990s | 182 | 6,736 |
| 2000s | 178 | 8,296 |
| 2010s | 614 | 3,424 |
| 2020s | 623 | 3,225 |
Where Jennings is heading
Jennings has risen 60% over the past decade, from 63 babies in 2015 to 101 in 2025.
Names like Jennings
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Jennings.