Jennings

Popularity Trends

The name Jennings is the #3,865 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 4,985 recorded births since 1892. This represents the 50.1% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 50.1% of all names). For boys, it ranks #1,757 (61.7% percentile) for all time with 4,712 births since 1892. For girls, it ranks #5,443 (4.7% percentile) for all time with 273 births since 1993.

Jennings first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1892 (1892 for boys and 1993 for girls). Birth data for Jennings is available in 131 out of the 132 years between 1892 and 2023 (131 years for boys and 21 years for girls). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.

The name Jennings has been given almost exclusively to boys, with 94.5% of all recorded births being male. In 2023, 77.2% of babies named Jennings were boys.

For boys, Jennings reached its peak popularity in 1897, achieving the 20.3% percentile (ranked #174) with 410 births per million. The name was most common in 1897, with 410 births per million (ranked 20.3% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2005, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Jennings ranks #838 for boys (8.0% percentile) with 43 births per million, which is 10.4% of its peak share of births.

For girls, Jennings reached its peak popularity in 2021, achieving the 2.2% percentile (ranked #915) with 15 births per million. The name was most common in 2021, with 15 births per million (ranked 2.2% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2009, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Jennings ranks #929 for girls (1.9% percentile) with 13 births per million, which is 90.6% of its peak share of births.

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Jennings".

1892 2023 18922023

Key Statistics

Total Births

273

Peak Births

Peak Year

2021

First Recorded

1993

Peak Percentile

2.2%

Current Percentile

1.9%

Peak Rank

#915

Current Rank

#929

Female statistics

Total Births

4,712

Peak Births

113

Peak Year

1897

First Recorded

1892

Peak Percentile

20.3%

Current Percentile

8.0%

Peak Rank

#174

Current Rank

#838

Male statistics

Names with Similar Spellings

These similar-looking names have spellings that are closest to the spelling of "Jennings", in the sense that there are the fewest number of letter differences between the two spellings. These names exclude other spelling variations of this name. View all variations of Jennings.

Names with Correlated Trends

These 12 names have popularity trends that correlate most strongly with the name Jennings's popularity from 1889 to 2023 on a gender-neutral basis. Names may rise and fall in popularity for a variety of reasons, but correlations often reflect either changes in naming fashion or demographic shifts.

The correlation calculations in the table below ignore absolute popularity to show you names that move in similar directions as the name Jennings at the same time. They also correct for changes in the overall birth rate over time. The 0-100% trend values are calculated by dividing each name's gender-neutral births per million by the peak births per million for that name.

The 12 names most strongly correlated to Jennings range from Hobert at 90.5% correlation to Floye at 64.9% correlation, with an average correlation level of 70.9%. The most popular of these 12 most correlated names is Esther with 267.6K births (100% girls) and the least popular is Decie with 84 births (100% girls).

Jennings' share of births peaked at 410 births per million in 1897 (14.5 for girls in 2021 and 410 for boys in 1897). It reached its lowest point of 5.2 births per million (1% of peak) in 1991. In 2023, the most recent period with data, the name Jennings had 55.7 births per million, 14% of its peak popularity.

This chart shows how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak (100%).

Hobert

5,724

90.51% (very strong)

Hobart

3,806

89.78% (very strong)

Mckinley

22k

72.40% (strong)

Decie

68.69% (strong)

Zeta

1,327

68.62% (strong)

Leeta

530

68.51% (strong)

Hazelle

893

66.08% (strong)

Lillar

104

65.88% (strong)

Esther

267.6k

65.34% (strong)

Arnett

1,373

65.00% (strong)

Barnie

646

65.00% (strong)

Floye

689

64.89% (strong)

About this table: Correlation values are shown as percentages from 0% to 100%, with each value accompanied by its strength (very weak to very strong). Higher percentages and stronger correlations indicate names that rise and fall together more closely in popularity. The strength labels are color-coded from gray (very weak) to green (very strong). The Trend column visualizes how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak. Absolute correlation values are shown for simplicity (all correlations here are positive). The Total Births column is color-coded by gender distribution - blue shades for predominantly male names and red shades for predominantly female names, with purple hues indicating a more balanced gender distribution.

How to Pronounce Jennings

Our model has identified 2 different pronunciations for the name Jennings. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.

Our model is 85.4% confident that Jennings is pronounced as JEHN-nihngz, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is JEH-nihngz, at 14.6% confidence, with 2 syllables.

JEHN-nihngz

85.4%

JEH-nihngz

14.6%

JEHN-nihngz (2 syllables)

85.4% confidence

JH EH1 N IH0 N G Z

JEH-nihngz (2 syllables)

Verified

14.6% confidence

JH EH1 N IH0 NG Z

Possible Additional Pronunciations

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About Pronunciation Data

Our confidence scores estimate the likelihood that a particular pronunciation is the most correct for a given name spelling. These scores are derived from pronunciation dictionaries, manual verification, your feedback, and a fine-tuned large language model trained to generate name pronunciations.

For any given spelling, confidence scores across all identified pronunciations sum to 100%. However, these scores don't account for the possibility of valid pronunciations that our model hasn't identified.

The raw pronunciations shown (like JH EH1 N IH0 N G Z) use the ARPAbet phoneme system, a standardized way to represent English speech sounds. Each symbol represents a distinct sound in American English. Visit the ARPAbet Wikipedia page to learn more about these phonetic symbols.

Pronunciation audio is generated by an open source text to speech model that has been customized to adhere to pronunciations provided in ARPAbet format, but sometimes pronunciations that differ subtly will sound identical, particularly if the only difference is the level of emphasis on a syllable or a single vowel sound.

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