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Jennie

Girl name · 62 babies recorded · 1974–2025

Jennie: 62 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to girls, peaking at 6 births in 1977.

Jennie is most familiar as a Scottish and English pet form of Jean or Jane, both ultimately deriving from the Hebrew Yochanan, meaning "God is gracious." It evolved through the Middle English *Jankin* and became a name in its own right. Notable bearers include Jennie Churchill, the American-born socialite and mother of Winston Churchill, whose influence shaped British politics; Jennie Lee, the fiery Scottish Labour MP who founded the Open University; and more recently Jennie Kim, a global pop star from the K-pop group Blackpink. While no major places are directly named for a Jennie, the variant Jenny shares its root with the river Genoa. The name enjoyed particular popularity in late Victorian Scotland, often used interchangeably with Jessie and Janet.