Jenny began in medieval England as a pet form of Jane, and since the 20th century it has been the usual nickname for Jennifer, the Cornish form of Guinevere, which is read as "white" or "fair one". The Swedish soprano Jenny Lind, the Swedish Nightingale, toured America to huge crowds in 1850. Jenny ranked number 361 in 2000, peaked at number 354 in 2002, slipped out of the top 1000 for good in 2018 and stands at number 1503 in 2025.