girl's name

Jenah

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 5
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 607

Jenah is a girl's name. In 2019 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in 2008, when 32 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1980.

Jenah over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2010s.

196
'80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Jenah by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1980s 86
1990s 135
2000s 196
2010s 60

How popular is Jenah?

In 2019, Jenah was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Where Jenah is used

Canada #2,691 5 in 1992
France #6,682 5 in 2025
United States #14,824 6 in 2019

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Jenah

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Jenah also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jenah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Jenah

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jenah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Jenah

How popular is the name Jenah?

In 2019, Jenah was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Is Jenah a girl's or a boy's name?

Jenah is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Jenah most popular?

Jenah peaked in 2008, when 32 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.

Is Jenah a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Jenah currently ranks #6,682 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.