Given name
Jenica
“one who is fair; a beautiful girl”·“God is gracious”
Jenica is a variant of Jennifer. One Welsh interpretation is “one who is fair; a beautiful girl.” Jenica is a variant of Jane. In Hebrew use, Jane carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jenica is a variant of Jennifer. One Welsh interpretation is “one who is fair; a beautiful girl.” Jenica is a variant of Jane. In Hebrew use, Jane carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Jenica 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 1970. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Jenica is a variant of Jane. The history of Jane gives this family its wider story. Lady Jane Grey is one of the name’s historical bearers. In fiction, Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre gave it a lasting nineteenth-century association; the novel appeared in 1847.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Jenica through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,079
- 0 boys · 2,079 girls
- Most popular year
- 1981
- 94 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #11,351 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −44%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 11,351 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 44.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 94 in 1981. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,951 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.
Jenica’s family of names
Jenica has a related form in Jennifer. Jenica has a related form in Jane.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Jenica
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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