Jenah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- JEN-a
- Origin
- Cornish
Jenah is a girls' name of Cornish origin, meaning “fair, white”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Jenah mean?
Cornish: spelling of Jenna; short form of Jennifer, the Cornish Guinevere
“fair, white”
Meaning borrowed from Jenna. More on Wiktionary.
Is Jenah a girl's or a boy's name?
Jenah is a girls' name.
How popular is Jenah in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 32 girls. It first appears in the records in 1980.
Half of all the girls named Jenah in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jenah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 6 | #13,793 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 8 | #11,925 |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 10 | #10,424 |
| 2011 | 8 | #12,146 |
| 2010 | 17 | #7,214 |
| 2009 | 15 | #8,054 |
| 2008 | 32 | #4,646 |
| 2007 | 20 | #6,548 |
| 2006 | 17 | #7,140 |
| 2005 | 21 | #5,795 |
| 2004 | 15 | #7,386 |
| 2003 | 17 | #6,571 |
| 2002 | 24 | #4,902 |
| 2001 | 16 | #6,614 |
| 2000 | 19 | #5,700 |
| 1999 | 23 | #4,713 |
| 1998 | 13 | #7,099 |
| 1997 | 15 | #6,158 |
| 1996 | 12 | #7,125 |
| 1995 | 14 | #6,252 |
| 1994 | 14 | #6,313 |
| 1993 | 18 | #5,200 |
| 1992 | 6 | #11,730 |
| 1991 | 9 | #8,580 |
| 1990 | 11 | #7,297 |
| 1989 | 9 | #8,031 |
| 1988 | 12 | #6,272 |
| 1987 | 19 | #4,280 |
| 1986 | 15 | #4,961 |
| 1985 | 12 | #5,676 |
| 1984 | 12 | #5,538 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 7 | #8,177 |
Nicknames for Jenah
Names like Jenah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aaliyah Farah Hadassah Summer Hannah Farrah Selah Jaliyah Zainab Salma Zaira Jayla
Names related to Jenah
More Cornish names
Elowyn Lowen Elowen Jennifer Denzel Merryn Lowenna Sennen Elowynn Morwenna Demelza Senara Merrin Zennor Kitto Lerryn
Sources
Figures from 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, “Jenah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jenah, updated 20 October 2026.