Girl’s name · American English, English

Jennah

How to say it: JEN-uh · /ˈdʒɛnə/

Variant spelling of Jenna meaning 'little bird' - modern respelling popularized in the US in the 2000s.

Jennah was the 3,181st most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 32 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2000s, its births are down about 60% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #4,340 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#3,181for girls in 2025
1 in 103,604US babies
32born in 2025
#4,340projected for 2030
2000sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Jennah
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#3,181
Babies born in 202532
Share of births1 in 103,604
Peak decade2000s
Change over 10 years−60%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#4,340
In France, 2025#124 among girls’ names, 525 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Jennah is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 56 per million births, 2000s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Jen
  • Jenna

Honouring a Jennah in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Jennah is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in Arabic, English, French.

In France: #124 for girls in 2025.

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