Jenia
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- juh-NEE-uh
- Origin
- Modern
Jenia is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Jenia come from?
Modern: spelling of Jeniah; modern invented name, a variant of Jenia
Meaning borrowed from Jeniah.
Is Jenia a girl's or a boy's name?
Jenia is a girls' name.
How popular is Jenia in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 16 girls. It first appears in the records in 1964.
Half of all the girls named Jenia in the US since 1880 were born between 1980 and 2003, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jenia in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 7 | #13,001 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 6 | #14,577 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 9 | #11,240 |
| 2009 | 10 | #10,675 |
| 2008 | 9 | #11,594 |
| 2007 | 10 | #10,814 |
| 2006 | 8 | #12,415 |
| 2005 | 13 | #8,325 |
| 2004 | 10 | #9,887 |
| 2003 | 14 | #7,575 |
| 2002 | 16 | #6,692 |
| 2001 | 16 | #6,614 |
| 2000 | 14 | #7,152 |
| 1999 | 11 | #8,216 |
| 1998 | 10 | #8,579 |
| 1997 | 9 | #9,012 |
| 1996 | 7 | #10,562 |
| 1995 | 13 | #6,636 |
| 1994 | 11 | #7,598 |
| 1993 | 9 | #8,712 |
| 1992 | 11 | #7,504 |
| 1991 | 7 | #10,263 |
| 1990 | 6 | #11,403 |
| 1989 | 5 | #12,356 |
| 1988 | 5 | #11,792 |
| 1987 | 6 | #9,820 |
| 1986 | 11 | #6,153 |
| 1985 | 12 | #5,676 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 9 | #6,886 |
| 1981 | 6 | #9,108 |
| 1980 | 9 | #6,788 |
| 1979 | 5 | #10,208 |
| 1978 | 6 | #8,560 |
| 1977 | 8 | #6,890 |
| 1976 | 8 | #6,609 |
| 1975 | 10 | #5,514 |
| 1974 | 8 | #6,257 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 9 | #5,479 |
| 1971 | 9 | #5,541 |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 6 | #6,615 |
| 1968 | 5 | #7,014 |
| 1967 | 5 | #6,803 |
| 1966 | 5 | #6,563 |
| 1965 | 5 | #6,538 |
| 1964 | 7 | #5,473 |
Names like Jenia
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Julia, Samantha, Sophia, Jessica, Amanda, Johanna, Kayla, Talia, Yesenia, Emily, Lydia, Alyssa
Names related to Jenia
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, “Jenia: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jenia, updated 20 October 2026.