Jenna
A girls’ name of Arabic origin, meaning small bird or paradise; form of Jinn.
How Jenna has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #298 |
| 2016 | #365 |
| 2017 | #386 |
| 2018 | #427 |
| 2019 | #442 |
| 2020 | #548 |
| 2021 | #586 |
| 2022 | #635 |
| 2023 | #629 |
| 2024 | #683 |
| 2025 | #679 |
Jenna by the numbers
In 2025, 29 babies in England and Wales were named Jenna. In the US, 804 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 6,434 babies in 1985, so it is a 1980s name that has since fallen a long way.
At its height, in 1985, about 1 in 290 American girls born that year was called Jenna.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Jenna. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Jennyfair one; diminutive of Jennifer or Genevieve259 in the US (2017)
- Jannagod is gracious; a form of Johanna90 in the US (2017)
- Jennahgod is gracious; variant of Jeanne or Jennifer51 in the US (2017)
- Jenniwhite wave; a form of Jennifer21 in the US (2017)
- Jonnagod is gracious; a form of jonah or joanna14 in the US (2017)
- Jeanaa form of jean; god is gracious13 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Jenna
Names that are said the same way as Jenna, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a bird
Like Jenna, each of these has a bird in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Avalife; bird15,914 in the US (2017)
- Remingtonraven settlement; from the raven farm2,251 in the US (2017)
- Phoenixmythical bird that rises from ashes2,184 in the US (2017)
- Alondralark; a form of Alondra844 in the US (2017)
- Ravendark-haired; from the bird name742 in the US (2017)
- Aviannabird-like; a form of Avia with the suffix -anna646 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Jenna
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