Jenni
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a diminutive of the female given name Jennifer. Modern variant of Jenny.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Jenni (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Jenni has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2006. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | 4 |
| 2005 | 4 |
| 2006 | 5 |
| 2007 | – |
| 2008 | 4 |
| 2009 | – |
| 2010 | 3 |
| 2011 | 2 |
| 2012 | – |
| 2013 | – |
| 2014 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2022 | – |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 902 |
| 2000 | 915 |
| 2001 | 914 |
| 2002 | 924 |
| 2003 | 928 |
| 2004 | 932 |
| 2005 | 933 |
| 2006 | 943 |
| 2007 | 935 |
| 2008 | 931 |
| 2009 | 934 |
| 2010 | 938 |
| 2011 | 947 |
| 2012 | 944 |
| 2013 | 948 |
| 2014 | 954 |
| 2015 | 966 |
| 2016 | 970 |
| 2017 | 973 |
| 2018 | 978 |
| 2019 | 976 |
| 2020 | 977 |
Jenni in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Jenni.Hi! My name is Jenni.
- Jenni ringde och sa att hon blir lite sen.Jenni called and said she'll be a bit late.
- Vet du om Jenni kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Jenni is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Jennis mamma är lärare.Jenni's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Jennis mamma is Jenni's mum.
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Questions about Jenni
How do you pronounce Jenni in Swedish?
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What does the name Jenni mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a diminutive of the female given name Jennifer. Modern variant of Jenny.
How popular is Jenni in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Jenni in 2022. In 2020, 977 people in Sweden had Jenni as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 2006 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.