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Jennilee

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How to Pronounce Jennilee

Pronounced JEN-ih-lee /ˈdʒɛn.ɪ.li/Medium

Meaning: Jennilee joins Jenny — a pet form of Jennifer, from the Welsh Gwenhwyfar, 'white, fair, smooth,' or of Jean — with Lee, from Old English leah, 'meadow, clearing.' The compound reads as 'fair one of the meadow,' a bright mid-century double name.Low

In 30 seconds: Jennilee joins Jenny — from Jennifer, 'fair one' — with Lee, 'meadow' (said 'JEN-ih-lee'). It was a mid-century compound name.
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Origin LowWelsh, English
MeaningJennilee joins Jenny — a pet form of Jennifer, from the Welsh Gwenhwyfar, 'white, fair, smooth,' or of Jean — with Lee, from Old English leah, 'meadow, clearing.' The compound reads as 'fair one of the meadow,' a bright mid-century double name.
U.S. rank (2011)#13982 ↗ Rising
2011 U.S. births7 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1982
Total births (all-time)≈ 483
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Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 198219522011

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

Jennilee is a compound of Jenny and Lee. Jenny is a pet form of Jennifer, from the Welsh Gwenhwyfar, 'fair and smooth,' or of Jean; Lee comes from Old English leah, 'meadow.' The pairing rode the immense popularity of Jennifer, giving it a soft, Lee-ending twist.

It appeared from the nineteen-fifties, peaked around 1982 as Jennifer dominated, and faded into the twenty-tens. A Jennilee from the peak is in her forties today; the name reads as a warm marker of the Jennifer era rather than a current style.

Did you know? Jennilee crested around 1982, blending the era's beloved Jennifer with the popular Lee ending into a single flowing name.
Overall data confidence 52%
References — Jennilee — compound Jenny + Lee; Jennifer era; 1980s peak

Variations

JennaleeJennyleeJennileigh

Nicknames

JennyJenLee

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Jennilee mean?

Jennilee joins Jenny, from Jennifer ('fair one'), with Lee, 'meadow'; it reads as 'fair one of the meadow.'

How do you pronounce Jennilee?

It's said JEN-ih-lee /ˈdʒɛn.ɪ.li/ — three syllables, stress on the first.

Is Jennilee a boy or girl name?

Jennilee is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Jennilee?

Jennilee was an uncommon compound that peaked in the early nineteen-eighties and has been rare since.

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