Genna
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- JEN-a
- Origin
- Cornish
Genna is a girls' name of Cornish origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Genna mean?
Cornish: variant of Jenna, from Jennifer
Jennifer began as a Cornish form of Guinevere, King Arthur's queen.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Genna a girl's or a boy's name?
Genna is a girls' name.
How popular is Genna in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 14 girls.
Half of all the girls named Genna in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2003. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Genna in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1 | #7,717 |
| 2010 | 5 | #4,220 |
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 1 | #6,685 |
| 2005 | 6 | #3,133 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 8 | #2,320 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,691 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,928 |
| 2000 | 14 | #1,415 |
| 1999 | 13 | #1,493 |
| 1998 | 14 | #1,417 |
| 1997 | 12 | #1,559 |
| 1996 | 9 | #1,862 |
How popular is Genna in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1986, with 144 girls. It first appears in the records in 1934.
Half of all the girls named Genna in the US since 1880 were born between 1985 and 2001, the years shaded on the chart below.
Genna in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #15,288 |
| 2023 | 5 | #15,188 |
| 2022 | 6 | #13,586 |
| 2021 | 9 | #10,287 |
| 2020 | 9 | #10,245 |
| 2019 | 6 | #13,793 |
| 2018 | 12 | #8,612 |
| 2017 | 12 | #8,772 |
| 2016 | 10 | #10,109 |
| 2015 | 18 | #6,719 |
| 2014 | 14 | #8,050 |
| 2013 | 19 | #6,459 |
| 2012 | 18 | #6,868 |
| 2011 | 24 | #5,541 |
| 2010 | 30 | #4,734 |
| 2009 | 38 | #4,012 |
| 2008 | 42 | #3,778 |
| 2007 | 48 | #3,428 |
| 2006 | 61 | #2,850 |
| 2005 | 68 | #2,520 |
| 2004 | 62 | #2,648 |
| 2003 | 76 | #2,240 |
| 2002 | 92 | #1,913 |
| 2001 | 79 | #2,092 |
| 2000 | 84 | #1,981 |
| 1999 | 78 | #1,996 |
| 1998 | 76 | #1,974 |
| 1997 | 72 | #1,980 |
| 1996 | 84 | #1,765 |
| 1995 | 80 | #1,783 |
| 1994 | 91 | #1,644 |
| 1993 | 83 | #1,759 |
| 1992 | 122 | #1,354 |
| 1991 | 85 | #1,704 |
| 1990 | 97 | #1,564 |
| 1989 | 94 | #1,520 |
| 1988 | 104 | #1,367 |
| 1987 | 126 | #1,162 |
| 1986 | 144 | #1,047 |
| 1985 | 105 | #1,276 |
| 1984 | 125 | #1,103 |
| 1983 | 48 | #2,068 |
| 1982 | 47 | #2,150 |
| 1981 | 57 | #1,887 |
| 1980 | 41 | #2,342 |
| 1979 | 26 | #3,147 |
| 1978 | 20 | #3,637 |
| 1977 | 22 | #3,365 |
| 1976 | 31 | #2,545 |
| 1975 | 31 | #2,516 |
| 1974 | 31 | #2,433 |
| 1973 | 22 | #3,014 |
| 1972 | 23 | #2,903 |
| 1971 | 12 | #4,532 |
| 1970 | 10 | #5,060 |
| 1969 | 15 | #3,618 |
| 1968 | 14 | #3,609 |
| 1967 | 8 | #4,981 |
| 1966 | 17 | #3,039 |
| 1965 | 8 | #4,830 |
| 1964 | 13 | #3,691 |
| 1963 | 17 | #3,065 |
| 1962 | 15 | #3,292 |
| 1961 | 7 | #5,308 |
| 1960 | 24 | #2,431 |
| 1959 | 7 | #5,030 |
| 1958 | 8 | #4,519 |
| 1957 | 6 | #5,376 |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 7 | #4,594 |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 8 | #4,010 |
| 1950 | 7 | #4,313 |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 6 | #4,762 |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 5 | #4,253 |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 6 | #3,800 |
Names like Genna
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jessica, Cara, Erin, Francesca, Jasmine, Keira, Molly, Lara, Kiara, Amber, Tara, Hannah
Names related to Genna
Gwennan, Gwenan, Gwenna, Geena, Gena, Geanna, Ginna, Geonna, Genae, Gwenn
More Cornish names
Elowyn, Lowen, Elowen, Jennifer, Jenna, Denzel, Merryn, Lowenna, Sennen, Elowynn, Morwenna, Demelza, Jennah, Senara, Merrin, Jena
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Genna: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/genna, updated 20 October 2026.