Jenna is a familiar variant of Jean that peaked in 1985 and has since faded.
Jenna is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #679 for girl births in the United States (and #1,334 across all names), given to 418 babies. Jenna was first reported in SSA data in 1915 and peaked in 1985 (6,436 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 418 | 418 | #679 | — |
| 2024 | 418 | 418 | #682 | — |
| 2023 | 472 | 472 | #630 | — |
| 2022 | 463 | 463 | #636 | — |
| 2021 | 515 | 515 | #586 | — |
| 2020 | 546 | 546 | #548 | — |
| 2019 | 709 | 709 | #442 | — |
| 2018 | 736 | 736 | #430 | — |
| 2017 | 811 | 811 | #386 | — |
| 2016 | 892 | 892 | #365 | — |
| 2015 | 1,089 | 1,089 | #298 | — |
| 2014 | 1,239 | 1,239 | #264 | — |
| 2013 | 1,417 | 1,417 | #228 | — |
| 2012 | 1,526 | 1,526 | #204 | — |
| 2011 | 1,841 | 1,841 | #170 | — |
| 2010 | 2,225 | 2,225 | #141 | — |
| 2009 | 2,635 | 2,635 | #121 | — |
| 2008 | 3,241 | 3,246 | #108 | — |
| 2007 | 3,304 | 3,304 | #103 | — |
| 2006 | 3,949 | 3,949 | #88 | #9,093 |
| 2005 | 4,802 | 4,802 | #62 | #10,692 |
| 2004 | 5,202 | 5,202 | #56 | #3,496 |
| 2003 | 5,368 | 5,368 | #55 | #4,913 |
| 2002 | 5,671 | 5,671 | #47 | #8,876 |
| 2001 | 6,149 | 6,156 | #45 | #9,832 |
| 2000 | 5,053 | 5,053 | #63 | #7,790 |
| 1999 | 5,048 | 5,048 | #61 | #10,661 |
| 1998 | 4,866 | 4,866 | #65 | — |
| 1997 | 4,422 | — | #76 | — |
| 1996 | 4,288 | — | #83 | — |
| 1995 | 4,254 | — | #84 | — |
| 1994 | 4,605 | — | #80 | #5,255 |
| 1993 | 4,887 | — | #70 | #9,377 |
| 1992 | 5,104 | — | #67 | #4,436 |
| 1991 | 4,472 | — | #80 | #4,610 |
| 1990 | 3,963 | — | #81 | #6,755 |
| 1989 | 4,352 | — | #71 | #4,143 |
| 1988 | 4,624 | — | #66 | #3,138 |
| 1987 | 5,329 | — | #57 | #2,364 |
| 1986 | 5,437 | — | #55 | #2,558 |
| 1985 | 6,454 | — | #50 | #2,769 |
| 1984 | 5,900 | — | #54 | #2,650 |
| 1983 | 1,168 | — | #215 | — |
| 1982 | 1,020 | — | #247 | #4,789 |
| 1981 | 1,366 | — | #197 | #6,731 |
| 1980 | 1,075 | — | #238 | — |
| 1979 | 621 | — | #364 | — |
| 1978 | 463 | — | #431 | — |
| 1977 | 531 | — | #395 | — |
| 1976 | 484 | — | #417 | — |
| 1975 | 501 | — | #405 | — |
| 1974 | 469 | — | #418 | — |
| 1973 | 591 | — | #359 | — |
| 1972 | 304 | — | #550 | — |
| 1971 | 152 | — | #881 | — |
| 1970 | 108 | — | #1,096 | — |
| 1969 | 114 | — | #1,020 | — |
| 1968 | 68 | — | #1,354 | — |
| 1967 | 55 | — | #1,515 | — |
| 1966 | 60 | — | #1,420 | — |
| 1965 | 55 | — | #1,506 | — |
| 1964 | 60 | — | #1,466 | — |
| 1963 | 56 | — | #1,497 | — |
| 1962 | 63 | — | #1,401 | — |
| 1961 | 55 | — | #1,525 | — |
| 1960 | 32 | — | #2,025 | — |
| 1959 | 39 | — | #1,773 | — |
| 1958 | 23 | — | #2,411 | — |
| 1957 | 21 | — | #2,517 | — |
| 1956 | 28 | — | #2,072 | — |
| 1955 | 31 | — | #1,925 | — |
| 1954 | 28 | — | #1,999 | — |
| 1953 | 31 | — | #1,799 | — |
| 1952 | 21 | — | #2,293 | — |
| 1951 | 22 | — | #2,152 | — |
| 1950 | 21 | — | #2,155 | — |
| 1949 | 22 | — | #2,092 | — |
| 1948 | 18 | — | #2,370 | — |
| 1947 | 29 | — | #1,802 | — |
| 1946 | 17 | — | #2,352 | — |
| 1945 | 13 | — | #2,527 | — |
| 1944 | 10 | — | #3,030 | — |
| 1943 | 16 | — | #2,297 | — |
| 1942 | 13 | — | #2,592 | — |
| 1941 | 7 | — | #3,756 | — |
| 1940 | 10 | — | #2,839 | — |
| 1939 | 14 | — | #2,249 | — |
| 1938 | 17 | — | #1,979 | — |
| 1937 | 14 | — | #2,250 | — |
| 1936 | 20 | — | #1,715 | — |
| 1935 | 10 | — | #2,825 | — |
| 1934 | 13 | — | #2,359 | — |
| 1933 | 22 | — | #1,631 | — |
| 1932 | 17 | — | #1,995 | — |
| 1931 | 24 | — | #1,568 | — |
| 1930 | 8 | — | #3,495 | — |
| 1929 | 10 | — | #3,031 | — |
| 1928 | 9 | — | #3,313 | — |
| 1926 | 10 | — | #3,159 | — |
| 1925 | 5 | — | #5,362 | — |
| 1924 | 9 | — | #3,512 | — |
| 1923 | 6 | — | #4,663 | — |
| 1922 | 6 | — | #4,713 | — |
| 1921 | 5 | — | #5,490 | — |
| 1920 | 10 | — | #3,220 | — |
| 1919 | 6 | — | #4,506 | — |
| 1918 | 6 | — | #4,551 | — |
| 1917 | 9 | — | #3,212 | — |
| 1915 | 5 | — | #4,594 | — |