How Many People Are Named Jena?
An estimated 12,265 people in the United States have the first name Jena. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 38 years old, and Jena peaked in popularity in 1986 with 619 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jena as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Jena paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
12,265
About 1 in 27,946 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
1986
619 births
Total Registered
13,224
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jena
Jena is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 13,224 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Jena as a male name
Ranked #6,067 in 1988
7 male births in 1988
Peak: 1988 (7 births)
Jena as a female name
Ranked #6,749 in 2024
17 female births in 2024
Peak: 1986 (619 births)
Jena: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jena span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 4,082 babies were registered. Jena has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jena by Decade
How has Jena tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Jena by State
Birth registrations for Jena span all 45 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Alaska, Wyoming, West Virginia. On average, about 211 Jenas were registered per state.
Jena + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jena as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Jena
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Jena: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jena?
We estimate approximately 12,265 people named Jena are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 27,946 Americans share this first name.
Is Jena a common name?
Jena is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 13,224 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jena most popular?
Jena reached peak popularity in 1986, when 619 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jena is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jena a female name?
Jena is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jena Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jena Smith, Jena Johnson, Jena Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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