Jenna

Jenna: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“fair one”
Origin
English
Say it
JEN-uh · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls

Usually treated as a modern English form or diminutive of Jennifer, ultimately from Welsh Guinevere. It can also be influenced by Janet or Jenna as an independent modern form.

How popular is Jenna?

2024125 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Jenna in 2024416

2024 rank#684 girls

Peak year1985

Total US babies since 1880148,419

Jenna is fading: recent use is about 32% of its level ten years before.

Names like Jenna

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Jenniferfair one, white phantom · Welsh
  • Jenniefair one · English
  • Jeniferwhite phantom · Welsh
  • JenaGod is gracious · Hebrew
  • Oliviaolive tree · English
  • Evelyndesired; little bird · English
  • Harperharp player · English
  • Violetviolet flower · English

Jenna questions

What does the name Jenna mean?

Jenna means "fair one". It comes from English. Usually treated as a modern English form or diminutive of Jennifer, ultimately from Welsh Guinevere. It can also be influenced by Janet or Jenna as an independent modern form.

Is Jenna a boy or girl name?

Jenna is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Jenna?

416 US babies were named Jenna in 2024. Its peak year was 1985.

How do you pronounce Jenna?

Jenna is usually pronounced JEN-uh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.