Jenna
Expanded form of Jenny, which began as a pet form of Jane and later of Jennifer, the Cornish version of Guinevere.
Jenna in 2025
Jenna was given to 418 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 1,334th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 7,931 babies born.
The history of Jenna
Jenna reached its highest point in 1985, when 6,454 babies were given the name, ranking 107th that year.
Across the 111 years of records since 1915, 148,842 babies have been named Jenna. Half of them were born before 1997, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Jenna by decade
| Decade | Babies named Jenna | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 26 | 5,526 |
| 1920s | 70 | 5,192 |
| 1930s | 159 | 2,809 |
| 1940s | 155 | 3,012 |
| 1950s | 265 | 2,897 |
| 1960s | 618 | 1,699 |
| 1970s | 4,224 | 653 |
| 1980s | 36,725 | 107 |
| 1990s | 45,909 | 140 |
| 2000s | 45,374 | 116 |
| 2010s | 12,485 | 316 |
| 2020s | 2,832 | 1,071 |
Where Jenna is heading
Jenna has fallen 62% over the past decade, from 1,089 babies in 2015 to 418 in 2025.
Names like Jenna
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Jenna.