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Jenaya

Girl

Meaning of Jenaya: American: 'modern invented name'

Jenaya is a girl's name most strongly associated with American naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 7605th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 4843rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#7605

13 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4843

4 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,006

First recorded 1973 · peak 2007

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 11 babies1982: 13 babies1983: 13 babies1984: 9 babies1985: 7 babies1986: 14 babies1987: 9 babies1988: 11 babies1989: 11 babies1990: 11 babies19901991: 15 babies1992: 13 babies1993: 14 babies1994: 9 babies1995: 14 babies1996: 15 babies1997: 19 babies1998: 20 babies1999: 37 babies2000: 32 babies20002001: 24 babies2002: 39 babies2003: 32 babies2004: 53 babies2005: 51 babies2006: 45 babies2007: 55 babies2008: 39 babies2009: 42 babies2010: 26 babies20102011: 26 babies2012: 26 babies2013: 18 babies2014: 31 babies2015: 16 babies2016: 15 babies2017: 20 babies2018: 15 babies2019: 12 babies2020: 10 babies20202021: 14 babies2022: 8 babies2023: 7 babies2024: 10 babies2025: 13 babies
US babies named Jenaya per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 55.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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