Jenna
“variant of Jennifer: white phantom”probable meaning
Girl’s name, of Celtic and Anglo-Saxon origin. Lire en français
- most given girl’s name in France
- 177th
- births in 2023–2025
- 980
- babies born in France
- 1 in 1,876
- −1.6% a year recently
- Stable
- peak year
- 2018
Meaning and origin of Jenna
Jenna is thought to mean “variant of Jennifer: white phantom” and is of Celtic and Anglo-Saxon origin.
Probable meaning: the sources partly agree.
Popularity of Jenna in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2018.
- Over recent years, Jenna has been stable (−1.6% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Jenna every 3.5 schools, all spellings combined.
Jenna in English-speaking countries
- Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
524th girls’ name67 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,306−10.2% a year
- British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23
609th girls’ name13 babies in 3 years1 girl in 3,054
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
666th girls’ name1,308 babies in 3 years1 girl in 3,694−7.4% a year
- IrelandCSO · 2023-25
620th girls’ name15 babies in 3 years1 girl in 4,323
- ScotlandNRS · 2023-25
788th girls’ name8 babies in 3 years1 girl in 6,798
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
1,267th girls’ name77 babies in 3 years1 girl in 9,972−11.9% a year
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Northern Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Jenna and Jénna are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
- Jénna10
- Jennah1,440
- Jena (in French)85
- Genna (in French)30
- Jenah (in French)25
- Gena10
- Jéna (in French)10
- Jennâh5
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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