Given name
Jenaya
“one who is fair; a beautiful girl”
Jenaya is a variant of Jennifer. One Welsh interpretation is “one who is fair; a beautiful girl.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jenaya is a variant of Jennifer. One Welsh interpretation is “one who is fair; a beautiful girl.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Jenaya is a variant of Jennifer. An origin associated with Jennifer is Celtic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1973. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jenaya through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,006
- 0 boys · 1,006 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 55 babies
- 2025
- 13
- #8,077 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −28%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 13 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 8,077 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 27.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 55 in 2007. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 783 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Jenaya’s family of names
Jenaya has a related form in Jennifer.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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