girl's name
Jennah
JEN-nah
- Origin Arabic
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 8,786
France
#99
2025 births
Jennah is a girl's name of Arabic origin meaning "garden" or "paradise," a spelling variant of Jannah. It ranks ninety-ninth in France but is falling from a peak in 2002, unusually for a name in this part of the list.
- Jennah is a name of Arabic origin.
- Peaked in France in 2021, when 545 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 1,123 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 2001.
Jennah over time
Births per decade in France, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 105 |
| 2010s | 2,005 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 2,955 |
What Jennah means
Jennah means garden, and by extension paradise, carrying the meaning of Jannah. The Arabic root suggests concealment, and a garden is properly one whose foliage hides the ground beneath it.
Where Jennah comes from
Jennah is a variant transliteration of the Arabic jannah, a garden, the standard Quranic word for paradise. The e spelling reflects French orthographic habit rather than a different Arabic word, so Jennah and Jannah are the same name written two ways. Some reference sites gloss it as a small bird, or as a form of Jennifer or Johanna; the first appears to be an error and the second two belong to unrelated Welsh and Hebrew names that happen to resemble it. Both Jennah and Jannah appear in the current French top hundred, which is unusual for two spellings of one name.
Jennah in use
Jennah ranks ninety-ninth in France with about 525 births in 2025, and our records show a peak in 2002 and a decline since — unusual in this range, where most names are climbing. Its variant Jannah sits higher at sixty-seventh and is rising, so the two spellings are moving in opposite directions. Our data carries Jennah from 1974.
How popular is Jennah?
In 2025, Jennah was given to 525 babies in France, ranking #99 that year. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Jennah is used
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
How Jennah is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Jennâh | Jennâh is a rare spelling of Jennah, written with a circumflex and recorded about 5 times, mostly in France. | 5 |
Names that peaked alongside Jennah
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Jennah also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jennah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Jennah in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
- Other forms
- Forms we hold no single language for — some are used across several, some are simply spelled differently.
- Jannah
Sibling names for Jennah
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jennah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Jennah
What does the name Jennah mean?
Jennah means "garden" or "paradise," the same as Jannah.
Is Jennah the same as Jannah?
Yes, a different transliteration of the same Arabic word. Registers count them separately.
Does Jennah mean small bird?
That gloss appears on some sites but appears to be an error.
Which spelling is more popular?
Jannah ranks 67th in France and is rising, while Jennah at 99th is falling.
Is Jennah a girl's or a boy's name?
Jennah is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
Is Jennah a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Jennah currently ranks #99 in France. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.