Recent in Baby
When Baby Resists SolidsWhen Baby Resists SolidsBaby Biting TipsBaby Biting Tips5 Tips To Help Prevent Highchair Injuries5 Tips To Help Prevent Highchair InjuriesWhen Baby and Pet MeetWhen Baby and Pet MeetTreatments for ColicTreatments for ColicBaby Milestones – The First YearBaby Milestones – The First YearTips for Relieving Teething PainTips for Relieving Teething PainBenefits of Making Your Own Baby FoodBenefits of Making Your Own Baby Food

Home › Baby Names Directory › Jeanni

Jeanni

♀ Girl

How to Pronounce Jeanni

Pronounced JEE-nee /ˈdʒini/Low

Meaning: Jeanni respells Jeannie, the pet form of Jean, the French feminine of John. John comes from the Hebrew Yochanan, 'God is gracious' or 'Yahweh is gracious,' so Jeanni carries that meaning through its French line. The -i ending is a mid-century casual touch on the familiar Jeannie.Low

In 30 seconds: Jeanni is a rare girl's name, a respelling of Jeannie from the French Jeanne, 'God is gracious.' It peaked around 1961 (said JEE-nee).
💕 Browse more names
Origin LowFrench, Hebrew
MeaningJeanni respells Jeannie, the pet form of Jean, the French feminine of John. John comes from the Hebrew Yochanan, 'God is gracious' or 'Yahweh is gracious,' so Jeanni carries that meaning through its French line. The -i ending is a mid-century casual touch on the familiar Jeannie.
U.S. rank (1986)#11645 ↘ Falling
1986 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1961
Total births (all-time)≈ 139

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 196119481986

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Jeanni is a trimmed, -i spelling of Jeannie, the affectionate form of the French Jeanne, feminine of John. Through that chain it means 'God is gracious.' It fits the postwar fondness for cheerful -i endings and was never common in this form, staying a small variant beside the more usual Jeannie and Jeanne.

Jeanni had its modest peak around 1961, given to only about fourteen girls in its peak year. A girl named Jeanni then is in her mid-sixties today, a grandmother-generation name.

Did you know? Jeanni's parent, Jeannie, was a household word in the 1960s thanks to the television genie of I Dream of Jeannie, which helped keep the sound in the air just as this spelling appeared.
Overall data confidence 40%
References - Jeanni — Respelling of Jeannie/Jeanne (French fem. of John, Hebrew 'God is gracious'); early-1960s use.

Variations

JeannieJeanneJeannineJean

Nicknames

JeanNini

Famous Bearers

  • Famous bearers coming soon.

If you like Jeanni…

Jeannie— the standard form Jeanni respells
Jeanne— the French parent name
Jenny— a like short girl's name of similar sound
Ginny— a comparable -y/-i pet-form name

Explore names like Jeanni

By themevintagehebrewrespellingfrench

All themes →All meanings →All origins →

Frequently Asked

What does the name Jeanni mean?

It is a respelling of Jeannie or Jeanne, French forms of Jean (John), from the Hebrew for 'God is gracious.'

How do you pronounce Jeanni?

It is said JEE-nee /ˈdʒini/ - two syllables, stress on the first.

Is Jeanni a boy or girl name?

Jeanni is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Jeanni?

It was always rare, given to only about fourteen girls in its peak year around the early nineteen-sixties.

💬 Ask Nia