girl's name
Jena
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 4
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 15,103
Northern Ireland
#519
2008 births
Jena is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 23 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1986, when 619 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 144,155 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1900.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Jena over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 5 |
| 1910s | 6 |
| 1920s | 39 |
| 1930s | 31 |
| 1940s | 96 |
| 1950s | 378 |
| 1960s | 1,069 |
| 1970s | 1,753 |
| 1980s | 4,082 |
| 1990s | 3,301 |
| 2000s | 1,772 |
| 2010s | 563 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 153 |
How popular is Jena?
In 2025, Jena was given to 23 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Jena is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Jena is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Jéna | Jéna is a rare spelling of Jena, written with an acute accent and recorded about 70 times, mostly in France. | 70 |
Names that peaked alongside Jena
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Jena also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jena over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Jena
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jena — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Jena
How popular is the name Jena?
In 2025, Jena was given to 23 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Jena a girl's or a boy's name?
Jena is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Jena?
Jena has 2 syllables.
When was Jena most popular?
Jena peaked in 1986, when 619 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Jena a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Jena currently ranks #1,457 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.