The baby name Genna is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced JEN-uh (IPA: /ˈdʒɛnə/).
The baby name Genna is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced JEN-uh (IPA: /ˈdʒɛnə/).
Genna is English, Greek in Origin.
Genna is an English feminine given name most often a variant spelling of Jenna. Jenna developed in the late 20th century from Jenny, long used as a pet form of both Jennifer and Jane. Through Jennifer (ultimately from Welsh Gwenhwyfar), Genna inherits the sense “white/fair phantom.” Through Jane (from Hebrew Yohanan), it can also carry the meaning “God is gracious.”
Used sporadically in the United States and United Kingdom from the 1970s onward, Genna peaked alongside Jenna in the 1990s and remains uncommon today. Some families adopt it as a short form of Genevieve (of uncertain Germanic elements often interpreted as “kin/tribe + woman”) or of Eugenia (from Greek eugenes, “well-born”), giving the name additional interpretive layers. Closest variants and cognates include Jenna, Jena, Gena, Jenny, Jenni, and Genia; related longer forms are Jennifer, Jane, Genevieve, and Eugenia.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Girls | 1985 | #1 | — | 536 |
| NA | 0 | #33 | 1 | 2,537 | |
| AL | 0 | #76 | 1 | 2,372 | |
| JM | 0 | #89 | 5 | 3,714 | |
| PH | 0 | #109 | 2 | 5,607 | |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 3,473 |
| Switzerland | Girls | 2024 | #134 | 2 | 1,786 |
| PA | 0 | #138 | 1 | 3,797 | |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #153 | 1 | 3,773 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #201 | 72 | 6,876 |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #217 | 1 | 4,575 |
| PS | 0 | #223 | 4 | 5,692 | |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #249 | 1 | 6,293 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #263 | 1 | 7,056 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #271 | 8 | 7,507 |
| IL | 0 | #280 | 3 | 6,291 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #288 | 2 | 8,139 |
| Canada | Girls | 2004 | #291 | 6 | 2,526 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #294 | 3 | 6,578 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #339 | 5 | 15,378 |
| HK | 0 | #356 | 2 | 8,483 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| BR | 0 | #360 | 1 | 5,969 | |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #361 | 2 | 8,539 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #376 | 15 | 13,098 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| France | Girls | 2021 | #398 | 8 | 3,185 |
| EG | 0 | #412 | 1 | 6,387 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #422 | 3 | 15,987 |
| MX | 0 | #444 | 2 | 8,339 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #467 | 8 | 14,421 | |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #470 | 2 | 7,952 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #482 | 2 | 7,628 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #496 | 10 | 12,621 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #501 | 15 | 19,177 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #536 | 1 | 6,731 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #540 | 2 | 7,500 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #559 | 2 | 11,671 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #559 | 3 | 10,655 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #570 | 4 | 11,342 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #575 | 12 | 18,916 |
| BH | 0 | #584 | 4 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #590 | 8 | 20,968 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #622 | 4 | 10,983 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #648 | 4 | 9,488 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #648 | 3 | 16,104 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| IT | 0 | #704 | 11 | 4,183 | |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #912 | 5 | 8,487 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #913 | 23 | 25,931 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #914 | 2 | 14,098 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #924 | 2 | 15,035 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #945 | 11 | 5,933 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #989 | 4 | 12,708 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,003 | 7 | 14,742 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 2 | 14,861 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,068 | 5 | 24,821 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,119 | 23 | 25,928 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,148 | 5 | 16,140 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,232 | 3 | 20,130 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,265 | 3 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,271 | 2 | 25,619 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,355 | 117 | 10,046 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,367 | 80 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,690 | 2 | 28,008 |
Genna is popular in 56 countries — most recent births per country:
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