Jennings is an uncommon boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2021.
Jennings is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,841 among boys (86) and #7,283 among girls (15) — overall #3,518 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 101 | 101 | #7,283 | #1,841 |
| 2024 | 106 | 106 | #5,075 | #1,966 |
| 2023 | 101 | 101 | #5,466 | #1,977 |
| 2022 | 106 | 106 | #5,234 | #1,927 |
| 2021 | 116 | 116 | #5,019 | #1,776 |
| 2020 | 93 | 93 | #5,553 | #2,010 |
| 2019 | 106 | 106 | #5,877 | #1,809 |
| 2018 | 98 | 98 | #8,332 | #1,800 |
| 2017 | 66 | 66 | #7,237 | #2,545 |
| 2016 | 76 | 76 | #8,177 | #2,194 |
| 2015 | 63 | 63 | #6,571 | #2,738 |
| 2014 | 37 | 37 | #11,392 | #3,731 |
| 2013 | 64 | 64 | #8,325 | #2,480 |
| 2012 | 35 | 35 | #10,015 | #4,196 |
| 2011 | 34 | 34 | #12,686 | #3,940 |
| 2010 | 35 | 35 | #12,812 | #3,856 |
| 2009 | 19 | 19 | — | #5,017 |
| 2008 | 22 | 22 | — | #4,458 |
| 2007 | 15 | 15 | — | #5,774 |
| 2006 | 21 | 21 | — | #4,427 |
| 2005 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,023 |
| 2004 | 13 | 13 | — | #5,957 |
| 2003 | 25 | 25 | #16,875 | #4,186 |
| 2002 | 15 | 15 | #14,381 | #7,300 |
| 2001 | 13 | 13 | — | #5,505 |
| 2000 | 22 | 22 | #13,926 | #4,677 |
| 1999 | 26 | 26 | #11,911 | #3,903 |
| 1998 | 24 | 24 | #13,137 | #3,915 |
| 1997 | 11 | — | — | #5,445 |
| 1996 | 16 | — | #11,060 | #6,213 |
| 1995 | 13 | — | — | #4,640 |
| 1994 | 22 | — | — | #3,165 |
| 1993 | 25 | — | #11,067 | #3,565 |
| 1992 | 19 | — | — | #3,399 |
| 1991 | 11 | — | — | #4,920 |
| 1990 | 15 | — | — | #3,861 |
| 1989 | 17 | — | — | #3,380 |
| 1988 | 15 | — | — | #3,428 |
| 1987 | 15 | — | — | #3,267 |
| 1986 | 18 | — | — | #2,832 |
| 1985 | 20 | — | — | #2,548 |
| 1984 | 13 | — | — | #3,358 |
| 1983 | 19 | — | — | #2,529 |
| 1982 | 15 | — | — | #3,032 |
| 1981 | 15 | — | — | #2,959 |
| 1980 | 17 | — | — | #2,779 |
| 1979 | 13 | — | — | #3,248 |
| 1978 | 16 | — | — | #2,725 |
| 1977 | 16 | — | — | #2,720 |
| 1976 | 14 | — | — | #2,880 |
| 1975 | 17 | — | — | #2,491 |
| 1974 | 15 | — | — | #2,604 |
| 1973 | 12 | — | — | #2,929 |
| 1972 | 15 | — | — | #2,480 |
| 1971 | 15 | — | — | #2,503 |
| 1970 | 18 | — | — | #2,168 |
| 1969 | 16 | — | — | #2,177 |
| 1968 | 20 | — | — | #1,807 |
| 1967 | 13 | — | — | #2,290 |
| 1966 | 16 | — | — | #2,001 |
| 1965 | 22 | — | — | #1,693 |
| 1964 | 20 | — | — | #1,824 |
| 1963 | 27 | — | — | #1,525 |
| 1962 | 21 | — | — | #1,782 |
| 1961 | 35 | — | — | #1,355 |
| 1960 | 33 | — | — | #1,388 |
| 1959 | 34 | — | — | #1,347 |
| 1958 | 29 | — | — | #1,463 |
| 1957 | 28 | — | — | #1,499 |
| 1956 | 29 | — | — | #1,463 |
| 1955 | 34 | — | — | #1,299 |
| 1954 | 26 | — | — | #1,514 |
| 1953 | 42 | — | — | #1,145 |
| 1952 | 51 | — | — | #1,007 |
| 1951 | 30 | — | — | #1,360 |
| 1950 | 36 | — | — | #1,211 |
| 1949 | 44 | — | — | #1,067 |
| 1948 | 45 | — | — | #1,054 |
| 1947 | 56 | — | — | #948 |
| 1946 | 40 | — | — | #1,106 |
| 1945 | 58 | — | — | #823 |
| 1944 | 48 | — | — | #925 |
| 1943 | 54 | — | — | #911 |
| 1942 | 54 | — | — | #904 |
| 1941 | 54 | — | — | #862 |
| 1940 | 44 | — | — | #975 |
| 1939 | 59 | — | — | #797 |
| 1938 | 72 | — | — | #721 |
| 1937 | 45 | — | — | #935 |
| 1936 | 65 | — | — | #751 |
| 1935 | 54 | — | — | #854 |
| 1934 | 66 | — | — | #757 |
| 1933 | 60 | — | — | #793 |
| 1932 | 59 | — | — | #832 |
| 1931 | 63 | — | — | #792 |
| 1930 | 57 | — | — | #878 |
| 1929 | 73 | — | — | #739 |
| 1928 | 78 | — | — | #726 |
| 1927 | 91 | — | — | #673 |
| 1926 | 113 | — | — | #590 |
| 1925 | 101 | — | — | #632 |
| 1924 | 88 | — | — | #698 |
| 1923 | 104 | — | — | #627 |
| 1922 | 64 | — | — | #860 |
| 1921 | 86 | — | — | #700 |
| 1920 | 95 | — | — | #651 |
| 1919 | 60 | — | — | #856 |
| 1918 | 72 | — | — | #769 |
| 1917 | 57 | — | — | #851 |
| 1916 | 71 | — | — | #712 |
| 1915 | 58 | — | — | #799 |
| 1914 | 46 | — | — | #782 |
| 1913 | 48 | — | — | #645 |
| 1912 | 27 | — | — | #866 |
| 1911 | 13 | — | — | #952 |
| 1910 | 10 | — | — | #1,080 |
| 1909 | 7 | — | — | #1,214 |
| 1908 | 12 | — | — | #802 |
| 1907 | 15 | — | — | #685 |
| 1906 | 10 | — | — | #824 |
| 1905 | 5 | — | — | #1,328 |
| 1904 | 7 | — | — | #1,020 |
| 1902 | 9 | — | — | #826 |
| 1901 | 11 | — | — | #663 |
| 1900 | 31 | — | — | #407 |
| 1899 | 17 | — | — | #466 |
| 1898 | 28 | — | — | #369 |
| 1897 | 50 | — | — | #247 |
| 1896 | 40 | — | — | #291 |
| 1895 | 9 | — | — | #766 |
| 1894 | 5 | — | — | #1,169 |
| 1893 | 5 | — | — | #1,119 |
| 1892 | 5 | — | — | #1,162 |