Jena is an established variant of Jean that peaked in 1986 and has since faded.
Jena is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #5,474 for girl births in the United States (and #9,510 across all names), given to 23 babies. Jena was first reported in SSA data in 1900 and peaked in 1986 (619 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23 | 23 | #5,474 | — |
| 2024 | 17 | 17 | #6,779 | — |
| 2023 | 24 | 24 | #5,310 | — |
| 2022 | 25 | 25 | #5,232 | — |
| 2021 | 35 | 35 | #4,133 | — |
| 2020 | 29 | 29 | #4,601 | — |
| 2019 | 37 | 37 | #3,961 | — |
| 2018 | 39 | 39 | #3,813 | — |
| 2017 | 40 | 40 | #3,807 | — |
| 2016 | 35 | 35 | #4,196 | — |
| 2015 | 55 | 55 | #3,072 | — |
| 2014 | 53 | 53 | #3,123 | — |
| 2013 | 52 | 52 | #3,143 | — |
| 2012 | 81 | 81 | #2,324 | — |
| 2011 | 67 | 67 | #2,648 | — |
| 2010 | 104 | 104 | #1,932 | — |
| 2009 | 104 | 104 | #1,996 | — |
| 2008 | 115 | 115 | #1,857 | — |
| 2007 | 114 | 114 | #1,852 | — |
| 2006 | 163 | 163 | #1,393 | — |
| 2005 | 173 | 173 | #1,294 | — |
| 2004 | 211 | 211 | #1,089 | — |
| 2003 | 195 | 195 | #1,128 | — |
| 2002 | 228 | 228 | #972 | — |
| 2001 | 252 | 252 | #901 | — |
| 2000 | 217 | 217 | #977 | — |
| 1999 | 265 | 265 | #819 | — |
| 1998 | 240 | 240 | #879 | — |
| 1997 | 270 | — | #775 | — |
| 1996 | 302 | — | #706 | — |
| 1995 | 299 | — | #702 | — |
| 1994 | 325 | — | #658 | — |
| 1993 | 377 | — | #608 | — |
| 1992 | 429 | — | #547 | — |
| 1991 | 377 | — | #597 | — |
| 1990 | 417 | — | #563 | — |
| 1989 | 470 | — | #501 | — |
| 1988 | 505 | — | #453 | #6,067 |
| 1987 | 582 | — | #396 | — |
| 1986 | 619 | — | #375 | — |
| 1985 | 614 | — | #371 | — |
| 1984 | 492 | — | #427 | — |
| 1983 | 177 | — | #862 | — |
| 1982 | 178 | — | #866 | — |
| 1981 | 240 | — | #701 | — |
| 1980 | 205 | — | #796 | — |
| 1979 | 183 | — | #851 | — |
| 1978 | 186 | — | #805 | — |
| 1977 | 192 | — | #784 | — |
| 1976 | 170 | — | #821 | — |
| 1975 | 210 | — | #708 | — |
| 1974 | 173 | — | #788 | — |
| 1973 | 217 | — | #688 | — |
| 1972 | 136 | — | #916 | — |
| 1971 | 146 | — | #905 | — |
| 1970 | 140 | — | #923 | — |
| 1969 | 112 | — | #1,032 | — |
| 1968 | 126 | — | #920 | — |
| 1967 | 93 | — | #1,082 | — |
| 1966 | 100 | — | #1,044 | — |
| 1965 | 110 | — | #990 | — |
| 1964 | 120 | — | #966 | — |
| 1963 | 139 | — | #892 | — |
| 1962 | 110 | — | #1,027 | — |
| 1961 | 90 | — | #1,162 | — |
| 1960 | 69 | — | #1,334 | — |
| 1959 | 53 | — | #1,485 | — |
| 1958 | 59 | — | #1,390 | — |
| 1957 | 48 | — | #1,556 | — |
| 1956 | 47 | — | #1,553 | — |
| 1955 | 41 | — | #1,607 | — |
| 1954 | 33 | — | #1,812 | — |
| 1953 | 26 | — | #2,047 | — |
| 1952 | 32 | — | #1,758 | — |
| 1951 | 20 | — | #2,280 | — |
| 1950 | 19 | — | #2,290 | — |
| 1949 | 14 | — | #2,783 | — |
| 1948 | 15 | — | #2,645 | — |
| 1947 | 28 | — | #1,839 | — |
| 1946 | 6 | — | #4,675 | — |
| 1945 | 6 | — | #4,251 | — |
| 1944 | 7 | — | #3,868 | — |
| 1943 | 9 | — | #3,359 | — |
| 1942 | 5 | — | #4,944 | — |
| 1940 | 6 | — | #4,078 | — |
| 1939 | 6 | — | #3,994 | — |
| 1936 | 6 | — | #3,910 | — |
| 1933 | 9 | — | #2,992 | — |
| 1932 | 5 | — | #4,717 | — |
| 1930 | 5 | — | #4,876 | — |
| 1927 | 6 | — | #4,541 | — |
| 1926 | 8 | — | #3,732 | — |
| 1924 | 5 | — | #5,449 | — |
| 1923 | 9 | — | #3,495 | — |
| 1921 | 5 | — | #5,489 | — |
| 1920 | 6 | — | #4,647 | — |
| 1917 | 6 | — | #4,330 | — |
| 1900 | 5 | — | #2,067 | — |