Jenay
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- juh-NAY
- Origin
- Modern
Jenay is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Jenay come from?
Modern: modern invented name, a variant of Janae
Is Jenay a girl's or a boy's name?
Jenay is a girls' name.
How popular is Jenay in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1987, with 49 girls. It first appears in the records in 1958.
Half of all the girls named Jenay in the US since 1880 were born between 1986 and 2001, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jenay in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 6 | #13,788 |
| 2017 | 5 | #15,898 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 8 | #11,830 |
| 2014 | 11 | #9,512 |
| 2013 | 9 | #10,995 |
| 2012 | 13 | #8,628 |
| 2011 | 13 | #8,610 |
| 2010 | 16 | #7,510 |
| 2009 | 13 | #8,884 |
| 2008 | 22 | #6,127 |
| 2007 | 15 | #8,094 |
| 2006 | 9 | #11,412 |
| 2005 | 25 | #5,109 |
| 2004 | 27 | #4,812 |
| 2003 | 24 | #5,087 |
| 2002 | 14 | #7,438 |
| 2001 | 25 | #4,683 |
| 2000 | 17 | #6,202 |
| 1999 | 19 | #5,418 |
| 1998 | 23 | #4,633 |
| 1997 | 21 | #4,815 |
| 1996 | 31 | #3,564 |
| 1995 | 21 | #4,672 |
| 1994 | 35 | #3,229 |
| 1993 | 32 | #3,417 |
| 1992 | 42 | #2,825 |
| 1991 | 49 | #2,513 |
| 1990 | 42 | #2,732 |
| 1989 | 36 | #2,980 |
| 1988 | 42 | #2,534 |
| 1987 | 49 | #2,197 |
| 1986 | 20 | #4,026 |
| 1985 | 15 | #4,858 |
| 1984 | 15 | #4,736 |
| 1983 | 18 | #4,108 |
| 1982 | 17 | #4,346 |
| 1981 | 16 | #4,531 |
| 1980 | 16 | #4,516 |
| 1979 | 22 | #3,541 |
| 1978 | 15 | #4,459 |
| 1977 | 13 | #4,941 |
| 1976 | 10 | #5,599 |
| 1975 | 8 | #6,482 |
| 1974 | 8 | #6,257 |
| 1973 | 5 | #8,421 |
| 1972 | 9 | #5,479 |
| 1971 | 7 | #6,617 |
| 1970 | 7 | #6,361 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 7 | #5,272 |
| 1965 | 5 | #6,538 |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 5 | #6,244 |
| 1958 | 7 | #4,889 |
Names like Jenay
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jasmine, Jordan, Kayla, Jenna, Emily, Ashley, Kylie, Amber, Taylor, Jayla, Abby, Lacey
Names related to Jenay
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
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, “Jenay: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jenay, updated 20 October 2026.