Infographic of Jenna name meaning, which is A shortened form of Jennifer, Jenna is an English name meaning fair magical being.
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Jenna Name Popularity

How popular is the name Jenna? Here’s everything we know.

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 0 0%
1911 0 0%
1912 0 0%
1913 0 0%
1914 0 0%
1915 0 0%
1916 0 0%
1917 0 0%
1918 0 0%
1919 0 0%
1920 0 0%
1921 0 0%
1922 0 0%
1923 0 0%
1924 0 0%
1925 0 0%
1926 0 0%
1927 0 0%
1928 0 0%
1929 0 0%
1930 0 0%
1931 1,606 5 0.0005%
1932 0 0%
1933 1,497 5 0.0005%
1934 0 0%
1935 0 0%
1936 0 0%
1937 0 0%
1938 1,440 5 0.0005%
1939 0 0%
1940 0 0%
1941 0 0%
1942 0 0%
1943 0 0%
1944 0 0%
1945 0 0%
1946 0 0%
1947 0 0%
1948 0 0%
1949 0 0%
1950 0 0%
1951 0 0%
1952 0 0%
1953 0 0%
1954 1,656 9 0.0005%
1955 1,638 11 0.0006%
1956 0 0%
1957 0 0%
1958 2,246 5 0.0003%
1959 0 0%
1960 2,145 6 0.0003%
1961 1,601 16 0.0008%
1962 1,899 9 0.0005%
1963 1,568 18 0.001%
1964 1,690 13 0.0007%
1965 1,486 19 0.0012%
1966 1,541 17 0.0011%
1967 1,605 16 0.0011%
1968 1,471 22 0.0015%
1969 1,095 55 0.0036%
1970 1,113 58 0.0036%
1971 846 110 0.0073%
1972 560 249 0.0183%
1973 363 538 0.0415%
1974 427 416 0.032%
1975 413 448 0.0349%
1976 413 450 0.0349%
1977 398 483 0.0358%
1978 446 403 0.03%
1979 368 578 0.041%
1980 238 1,044 0.0714%
1981 198 1,332 0.0906%
1982 247 987 0.066%
1983 215 1,148 0.0778%
1984 54 5,879 0.3952%
1985 50 6,434 0.4239%
1986 55 5,417 0.3589%
1987 57 5,303 0.3475%
1988 66 4,608 0.2957%
1989 71 4,333 0.2685%
1990 81 3,955 0.2386%
1991 80 4,456 0.2734%
1992 67 5,090 0.3189%
1993 70 4,880 0.313%
1994 80 4,588 0.299%
1995 84 4,248 0.2819%
1996 83 4,286 0.2862%
1997 76 4,422 0.299%
1998 65 4,864 0.325%
1999 61 5,039 0.3365%
2000 63 5,045 0.3303%
2001 45 6,138 0.4074%
2002 47 5,664 0.378%
2003 54 5,348 0.3515%
2004 55 5,172 0.3393%
2005 62 4,789 0.3132%
2006 88 3,937 0.2514%
2007 103 3,294 0.2088%
2008 107 3,239 0.2096%
2009 121 2,628 0.1758%
2010 141 2,214 0.1536%
2011 171 1,820 0.1277%
2012 202 1,494 0.1048%
2013 223 1,386 0.0973%
2014 258 1,219 0.0837%
2015 288 1,060 0.0729%
2016 356 858 0.0595%
2017 374 775 0.0555%
2018 403 701 0.051%
2019 423 665 0.0491%
2020 545 502 0.0394%
2021 584 442 0.0362%
2022 631 423 0.0321%

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What names are variants of Jenna?

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Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Genna

English

Jena

Endurance; little bird

Indian (Sanskrit)

Jennabel

Heaven

Arabic

Jennah

Heaven

Arabic

Jennalee

Heaven

Arabic

Jennalyn

Heaven

Arabic

Jennarae

Heaven

Arabic

Jennasee

Heaven

Arabic


What names sound like Jenna?

If you like how Jenna sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Jenna.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Janna

God is gracious

Hebrew

Jeana

God is gracious

Hebrew

Jeanna

God is gracious

Hebrew

Jeena

Well-born, noble; God is gracious

Hebrew

Jenn

Fair one

Welsh

Jennae

American

Jennay

American

Jenni

Fair one; white and smooth, soft

Welsh

Jinna

God is gracious

Hebrew

Jonna

God is gracious

Hebrew


What names are similar to Jenna?

Find a name that’s like Jenna, but just a little bit different.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Eugenia

Well-born, noble

Greek

Gina

Shortened form of Regina

Italian

Kenna

Greatest champion

Welsh


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15 Comments

  1. I’m a ” Jenna”. Probably one of the first according to my mum, who saw the name on a Cornish baby names book back in 1977!
    I’ve often been mistaken for Jemma/ Jenny which I loath.
    Im often called Jen/J ( like, my name isn’t already short enough!!?)
    I was always told that my name derived from Jane/Guinevere… very Cornish ledgend !! We have a lot of janes in our family, so this was a good alternative.
    I’ve very rarely known any others with my name which is great to be unusual!!

  2. my name!

  3. My daughter’s name is Jenna. I liked that it wasn’t an overly common name in 2002 when she was born and it still isn’t. I think that it was the perfect name for my daughter as she is a very kind, caring, and personable individual.

    • there lied to u named u Jenna born Jennifer have a look jenna is short for Jennifer

      • Ooooh you are angry girl

  4. My mother’s first choice was Jennifer, but her sister claimed that was her pick for her future daughters name. So my mother loved it so, and the TV Show Dallas, which was popular in the early 80s, so Jenna is what she decided to name me.
    Jenna Ray. Ray after Raymond, her grandfather, my great grandfather. So when I had a daughter of my own, #1 to keep it as close to mine as I could, and #2 I had a best friend named this in the 1st grade & she moved, to never see her again ?, but I named my daughter Lena Rae, just like my friends name. ?

    • I’m also named after Jenna Wade on Dallas!

      • Same!! The first man that proposed to me had the last name Wade. That’s when I learned I was named after jenna wade. I said no thanks to him though lol

  5. My mother’s name is Donna and my husband’s mother’s name is Jennifer. We put them together to make Jenna because we didn’t want to name her partial to any one side of the family. I love the name Jenna! So many fun songs, nick names, and sweet moments come out of it.

  6. I just love the name!

    • My name is Jenna

      • there lied to u Jenna is actually not a name you born Jennifer have a look jenna is short for Jennifer

        • I’m curious why you feel the need to make sure jenna is short for Jennifer. Like why?

  7. My husband only liked two names. Thankfully I liked Jenna. I loved how it wasn’t common but not crazy.

  8. Husband had only two names he liked. Thankfully I liked Jenna. I liked how it wasn’t common.


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