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Girl name

Jenita

100% girls · last recorded 2006

Jenita has been given to about 473 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1977, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 433
Median age today51 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Jenita per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & Waleseach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1977 · 20
  • Born in 20250
  • All time473

How popular is Jenita?

Its best year was 1977, when 20 babies were given the name, ranking 3677th. The typical living American called Jenita is about 51 years old today.

Names that sound like Jenita

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Benita0.88
  2. Renita0.88
  3. Venita0.88
  4. Bernita0.79
  5. Vernita0.79
  6. Juanita0.71
  7. Anita0.70
  8. Bonita0.70

Middle names for Jenita

Ranked by flow score
  1. Jenita Rose0.85
  2. Jenita Louise0.85
  3. Jenita Pearl0.84
  4. Jenita Quinn0.84
  5. Jenita Nell0.84
  6. Jenita Wren0.83

Sibling names for Jenita

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Rockybrother · 0.67
  2. Georginasister · 0.66
  3. Hollysister · 0.64
  4. Bridgetsister · 0.63
  5. Rudybrother · 0.61
  6. Barronbrother · 0.60

Where Jenita is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Jenita White0.80
    2. Jenita Reyes0.80
    3. Jenita Nguyen0.80
    4. Jenita Moore0.80
    5. Jenita Lee0.80
    6. Jenita Hill0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Jenita

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.