Jenae
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- jeh-NAY
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #7,489 for girls
Jenae is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 7,489th for girls in the US (14 babies).
Where does Jenae come from?
Modern: modern elaboration of Jenna or Jane
Is Jenae a girl's or a boy's name?
Jenae is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 14 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Jenae in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 7 girls.
Half of all the girls named Jenae in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jenae in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5 | #4,214 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #4,244 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 5 | #4,065 |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,940 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 3 | #3,991 |
How popular is Jenae in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #7,489among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 14about 1 in 110,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 17% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 14 girls in the US were named Jenae, making it the 7,489th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,554th. Its busiest year was 1991, with 165 girls. It first appears in the records in 1958.
Half of all the girls named Jenae in the US since 1880 were born between 1985 and 2001, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jenae in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #7,489 |
| 2024 | 14 | #7,590 |
| 2023 | 15 | #7,242 |
| 2022 | 16 | #6,979 |
| 2021 | 20 | #5,951 |
| 2020 | 14 | #7,554 |
| 2019 | 20 | #5,982 |
| 2018 | 18 | #6,517 |
| 2017 | 24 | #5,336 |
| 2016 | 22 | #5,794 |
| 2015 | 25 | #5,286 |
| 2014 | 27 | #5,023 |
| 2013 | 32 | #4,420 |
| 2012 | 43 | #3,643 |
| 2011 | 32 | #4,465 |
| 2010 | 37 | #4,022 |
| 2009 | 42 | #3,736 |
| 2008 | 31 | #4,760 |
| 2007 | 45 | #3,600 |
| 2006 | 66 | #2,701 |
| 2005 | 68 | #2,520 |
| 2004 | 60 | #2,707 |
| 2003 | 68 | #2,410 |
| 2002 | 74 | #2,225 |
| 2001 | 91 | #1,897 |
| 2000 | 66 | #2,328 |
| 1999 | 82 | #1,911 |
| 1998 | 97 | #1,655 |
| 1997 | 102 | #1,572 |
| 1996 | 85 | #1,750 |
| 1995 | 76 | #1,845 |
| 1994 | 98 | #1,561 |
| 1993 | 117 | #1,387 |
| 1992 | 141 | #1,229 |
| 1991 | 165 | #1,087 |
| 1990 | 114 | #1,381 |
| 1989 | 121 | #1,298 |
| 1988 | 127 | #1,186 |
| 1987 | 109 | #1,280 |
| 1986 | 93 | #1,380 |
| 1985 | 99 | #1,332 |
| 1984 | 100 | #1,266 |
| 1983 | 81 | #1,434 |
| 1982 | 77 | #1,531 |
| 1981 | 70 | #1,641 |
| 1980 | 58 | #1,863 |
| 1979 | 47 | #2,112 |
| 1978 | 53 | #1,862 |
| 1977 | 44 | #2,124 |
| 1976 | 29 | #2,663 |
| 1975 | 25 | #2,881 |
| 1974 | 27 | #2,683 |
| 1973 | 19 | #3,341 |
| 1972 | 13 | #4,299 |
| 1971 | 19 | #3,373 |
| 1970 | 13 | #4,245 |
| 1969 | 16 | #3,460 |
| 1968 | 12 | #3,999 |
| 1967 | 10 | #4,299 |
| 1966 | 12 | #3,739 |
| 1965 | 7 | #5,288 |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 7 | #5,295 |
| 1962 | 11 | #4,010 |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 5 | #6,244 |
| 1958 | 7 | #4,889 |
Nicknames for Jenae
Names like Jenae
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jasmine Jessica Erin Amber Chloe Mia Kayla Zoe Darcie Autumn Molly Hannah
Names related to Jenae
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya
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, “Jenae: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jenae, updated 20 October 2026.