Jenan
Jenan is a village in Posht Tang Rural District, in the Central District of Sarpol-e Zahab County, Kermanshah Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 53, in 11 families.
Meaning & Origin of Jenan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jenan is a village in Posht Tang Rural District, in the Central District of Sarpol-e Zahab County, Kermanshah Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 53, in 11 families.
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The Story of Jenan
Jenan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1983, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2005, when 16 Jenans were born — ranking #7,138 that year. As of 2026, Jenan ranks #12,120 for baby girls with 7 births, falling sharply (-25%). In total, more than 315 Jenans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Jenan
Jenan is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1983 and has accumulated 315 births in the dataset. Jenan's peak popularity came in 2005 when it ranked #7,138. Use the chart and map above to compare Jenan's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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