Jenny
Meaning and origin
From English Jenny, diminutive of Jane. First recorded in Sweden in 1767. Later also used as a Swedish diminutive of Eugenia.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Jenny (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Jenny has been falling over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 1998. 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.
Show the figures
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 205 |
| 1999 | 159 |
| 2000 | 159 |
| 2001 | 114 |
| 2002 | 93 |
| 2003 | 75 |
| 2004 | 73 |
| 2005 | 68 |
| 2006 | 53 |
| 2007 | 45 |
| 2008 | 35 |
| 2009 | 26 |
| 2010 | 29 |
| 2011 | 22 |
| 2012 | 24 |
| 2013 | 16 |
| 2014 | 16 |
| 2015 | 14 |
| 2016 | 7 |
| 2017 | 9 |
| 2018 | 13 |
| 2019 | 10 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2021 | 11 |
| 2022 | 5 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 32,254 |
| 2000 | 32,131 |
| 2001 | 31,994 |
| 2002 | 31,834 |
| 2003 | 31,701 |
| 2004 | 31,574 |
| 2005 | 31,390 |
| 2006 | 31,244 |
| 2007 | 31,064 |
| 2008 | 30,988 |
| 2009 | 30,921 |
| 2010 | 30,799 |
| 2011 | 30,697 |
| 2012 | 30,582 |
| 2013 | 30,495 |
| 2014 | 30,398 |
| 2015 | 30,367 |
| 2016 | 30,273 |
| 2017 | 30,232 |
| 2018 | 30,147 |
| 2019 | 30,055 |
| 2020 | 29,979 |
Jenny in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Jenny.Hi! My name is Jenny.
- Jenny ringde och sa att hon blir lite sen.Jenny called and said she'll be a bit late.
- Jag ska fika med Jenny i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Jenny this afternoon.
- Jennys mamma är lärare.Jenny's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Jennys mamma is Jenny's mum.
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Questions about Jenny
How do you pronounce Jenny in Swedish?
In IPA, Jenny is /¹jɛnʏ/. Press Listen at the top of the page to hear it from a native speaker's recording.
What does the name Jenny mean?
From English Jenny, diminutive of Jane. First recorded in Sweden in 1767. Later also used as a Swedish diminutive of Eugenia.
How popular is Jenny in Sweden?
5 babies were named Jenny in 2022. In 2020, 29,979 people in Sweden had Jenny as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been falling lately and peaked in 1998 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.