Jeniya
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- jeh-NY-uh
- Origin
- Modern
Jeniya is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Jeniya come from?
Modern: spelling of Jeniyah; blend of Jen- and the -iyah ending, or a spelling of Janiyah
Meaning borrowed from Jeniyah.
Is Jeniya a girl's or a boy's name?
Jeniya is a girls' name.
How popular is Jeniya in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 44 girls. It first appears in the records in 1997.
Half of all the girls named Jeniya in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jeniya in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7 | #12,201 |
| 2020 | 8 | #11,085 |
| 2019 | 5 | #15,532 |
| 2018 | 7 | #12,459 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 8 | #11,776 |
| 2015 | 15 | #7,610 |
| 2014 | 11 | #9,512 |
| 2013 | 14 | #8,131 |
| 2012 | 12 | #9,105 |
| 2011 | 14 | #8,192 |
| 2010 | 24 | #5,600 |
| 2009 | 21 | #6,314 |
| 2008 | 24 | #5,747 |
| 2007 | 28 | #5,095 |
| 2006 | 27 | #5,085 |
| 2005 | 29 | #4,577 |
| 2004 | 44 | #3,387 |
| 2003 | 26 | #4,799 |
| 2002 | 25 | #4,763 |
| 2001 | 27 | #4,442 |
| 2000 | 7 | #11,794 |
| 1999 | 8 | #10,338 |
| 1998 | 7 | #11,132 |
| 1997 | 5 | #13,719 |
Nicknames for Jeniya
Names like Jeniya
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Janiyah Jaliyah Anaya Araya Kaliyah Amaya Amya Avaya Aliya Armani Zaniya Aaliyah
Names related to Jeniya
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, “Jeniya: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jeniya, updated 20 October 2026.