Jenny
Jenny is a female given name: 99% of people named Jenny are women, and it is recorded as female in 17 of the 17 countries covered.
Jenny · Jenný
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 1% male / 99% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Sweden, Belgium
- Also spelled
- Jenný
- US births since 1880
- 605 male / 90,717 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Jenny
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Jenny," in English, "Guten Tag Jenny," in German. Jenny is a female given name: about 99% of people named Jenny are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Jenny,
German
Guten Tag Jenny,
French
Bonjour Jenny,
Spanish
Estimado/a Jenny:
Chinese
Jenny您好：
Japanese
Jenny様
English
Hi Jenny,
German
Hi Jenny,
French
Salut Jenny,
Spanish
Hola Jenny,
Chinese
Jenny你好：
Japanese
Jennyさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | very common | woman's name | 1% |
| Sweden | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Belgium | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Denmark | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Iceland | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Netherlands | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| East Frisia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Great Britain | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Norway | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Germany | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Finland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
Show all 17 countries
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Ireland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Austria | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| India and Sri Lanka | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Malta | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
605 male · 90,717 female · 91,322 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Jenny a male or female name?
Jenny is a female given name: 99% of people named Jenny are women, and it is recorded as female in 17 of the 17 countries covered.
How do I address Jenny in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Jenny," in English, "Guten Tag Jenny," in German. Jenny is a female given name: about 99% of people named Jenny are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Jenny a unisex name?
Jenny is not a unisex name: 1% of people named Jenny are men. Jenny leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Jenny a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/jenny (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_jenny,
title = {Is Jenny a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/jenny},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}