Fun Facts About the Name Jenica
- More than 2 thousand babies named Jenica: U.S. records list 2,078 babies given the name Jenica from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Jenica Mean?
Jenica is a feminine given name, usually explained as a pet form of Jane made with the diminutive suffix -ica. The base is the same one behind Jana and Janica, which trace back to Greek Ioanna and, before that, Hebrew Yochanan; the customary meaning is "God is gracious." Because -ica is a common Slavic and Romanian ending that turns a name into a familiar or affectionate form, Jenica's literal sense is not a separate word of its own but a diminutive of that Jane-type root.
Jenica Name History & Origins
The -ica ending is productive throughout the Slavic-speaking world and in Romania, where it marks a name as small or familiar: Ana becomes Anica, Ion becomes Ionica, Mara becomes Marica. Jenica fits that pattern, which is why it is most often identified with Romanian and South Slavic use, where it serves as a diminutive of a Jane-type name. In English it is an uncommon given name, generally understood as a feminine form related to Jane rather than a distinct naming tradition of its own.
How Popular is the Name Jenica?
Jenica has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1981. Its best rank was #1,329 in 1981.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,351 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2024 | #10,600 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 2023 | #10,666 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 2022 | #10,001 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2021 | #6,043 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 2020 | #7,364 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2019 | #6,279 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2018 | #4,705 | 29 | 0.0017% |
| 2017 | #6,153 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 2016 | #6,530 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2015 | #6,332 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2014 | #5,880 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2013 | #6,860 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2012 | #5,625 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 2011 | #6,699 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2010 | #4,907 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 2009 | #5,002 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 2008 | #3,890 | 41 | 0.0022% |
| 2007 | #3,818 | 42 | 0.0022% |
| 2006 | #3,239 | 51 | 0.0027% |
| 2005 | #3,292 | 47 | 0.0025% |
| 2004 | #3,593 | 41 | 0.0022% |
| 2003 | #3,318 | 44 | 0.0024% |
| 2002 | #3,082 | 47 | 0.0026% |
| 2001 | #2,825 | 52 | 0.0029% |
| 2000 | #2,723 | 54 | 0.0030% |
| 1999 | #2,622 | 54 | 0.0030% |
| 1998 | #2,320 | 61 | 0.0035% |
| 1997 | #2,845 | 43 | 0.0025% |
| 1996 | #2,570 | 49 | 0.0028% |
| 1995 | #3,175 | 36 | 0.0020% |
| 1994 | #3,004 | 39 | 0.0022% |
| 1993 | #3,918 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 1992 | #2,704 | 45 | 0.0024% |
| 1991 | #3,119 | 36 | 0.0019% |
| 1990 | #2,269 | 56 | 0.0029% |
| 1989 | #2,131 | 58 | 0.0031% |
| 1988 | #1,774 | 71 | 0.0040% |
| 1987 | #1,968 | 57 | 0.0033% |
| 1986 | #2,132 | 50 | 0.0029% |
| 1985 | #1,818 | 62 | 0.0036% |
| 1984 | #1,781 | 61 | 0.0036% |
| 1983 | #1,821 | 58 | 0.0035% |
| 1982 | #1,366 | 90 | 0.0053% |
| 1981 | #1,329 | 94 | 0.0056% |
| 1980 | #1,921 | 56 | 0.0034% |
| 1979 | #1,928 | 54 | 0.0034% |
| 1978 | #2,208 | 42 | 0.0027% |
| 1977 | #2,195 | 42 | 0.0027% |
| 1976 | #2,567 | 31 | 0.0021% |
| 1975 | #3,330 | 21 | 0.0014% |
| 1974 | #3,149 | 22 | 0.0015% |
| 1973 | #7,804 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1972 | #5,651 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1971 | #8,836 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1970 | #8,514 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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