How Many People Are Named Jenna?
An estimated 143,207 people in the United States have the first name Jenna. While not in the top 50, it remains a well-known name ranking #372 overall. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 29 years old, and Jenna peaked in popularity in 1985 with 6,454 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jenna 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 Jenna paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Jenna is overwhelmingly female, 256 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
143,207
About 1 in 2,393 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Common
Predicted Gender
Female
99.8% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
1985
6,454 births
Total Registered
148,419
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jenna
Jenna is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 148,419 total births registered, 99.8% were female.
Jenna as a male name
Ranked #9,091 in 2006
8 male births in 2006
Peak: 2004 (27 births)
Jenna as a female name
Ranked #683 in 2024
416 female births in 2024
Peak: 1985 (6,436 births)
Jenna: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jenna span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 45,907 babies were registered. Jenna has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jenna by Decade
How has Jenna 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.
Jenna by State
Birth registrations for Jenna span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in District of Columbia, Wyoming, Alaska. On average, about 2,863 Jennas were registered per state.
Jenna + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jenna as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Jenna
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Jenna: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jenna?
We estimate approximately 143,207 people named Jenna 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 2,393 Americans share this first name.
Is Jenna a common name?
Jenna is classified as "Common" and is more popular than 99.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 148,419 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jenna most popular?
Jenna reached peak popularity in 1985, when 6,454 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jenna is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jenna a female name?
Jenna is predominantly female. 99.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jenna Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jenna Smith, Jenna Johnson, Jenna 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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