Jenna
#679 for girls in 2025, 418 births · Last seen for boys in 2006 at #8,732
Given to girls 99.8% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 2001 · 6,143 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 23 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 148,587since 1915
Jenna over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #679 | 418 | — | |
| 2024 | #682 | 418 | — | |
| 2023 | #630 | 472 | — | |
| 2022 | #636 | 463 | — | |
| 2021 | #586 | 515 | — | |
| 2020 | #548 | 546 | — | |
| 2019 | #442 | 709 | — | |
| 2018 | #429 | 736 | — | |
| 2017 | #386 | 811 | — | |
| 2016 | #365 | 892 | — | |
| 2015 | #298 | 1,089 | — | |
| 2014 | #264 | 1,239 | — | |
| 2013 | #227 | 1,417 | — | |
| 2012 | #204 | 1,526 | — | |
| 2011 | #170 | 1,841 | — | |
| 2010 | #141 | 2,225 | — | |
| 2009 | #121 | 2,635 | — | |
| 2008 | #108 | 3,241 | — | |
| 2007 | #103 | 3,304 | — | |
| 2006 | #88 | 3,941 | #8,732 | 8 |
| 2005 | #62 | 4,796 | #10,151 | 6 |
| 2004 | #56 | 5,175 | #3,456 | 27 |
| 2003 | #55 | 5,352 | #4,815 | 16 |
| 2002 | #47 | 5,664 | #8,456 | 7 |
| 2001 | #45 | 6,143 | #9,243 | 6 |
| 2000 | #63 | 5,045 | #7,416 | 8 |
| 1999 | #61 | 5,043 | #9,912 | 5 |
| 1998 | #65 | 4,866 | — | |
| 1997 | #76 | 4,422 | — | |
| 1996 | #83 | 4,288 | — | |
| 1995 | #84 | 4,254 | — | |
| 1994 | #80 | 4,594 | #5,109 | 11 |
| 1993 | #70 | 4,882 | #8,700 | 5 |
| 1992 | #67 | 5,091 | #4,327 | 13 |
| 1991 | #80 | 4,460 | #4,476 | 12 |
| 1990 | #81 | 3,956 | #6,415 | 7 |
| 1989 | #71 | 4,339 | #4,017 | 13 |
| 1988 | #66 | 4,607 | #3,079 | 17 |
| 1987 | #57 | 5,305 | #2,333 | 24 |
| 1986 | #55 | 5,416 | #2,510 | 21 |
| 1985 | #50 | 6,436 | #2,710 | 18 |
| 1984 | #54 | 5,882 | #2,613 | 18 |
| 1983 | #215 | 1,168 | — | |
| 1982 | #247 | 1,012 | #4,593 | 8 |
| 1981 | #197 | 1,361 | #6,262 | 5 |
| 1980 | #238 | 1,075 | — | |
| 1979 | #364 | 621 | — | |
| 1978 | #431 | 463 | — | |
| 1977 | #394 | 531 | — | |
| 1976 | #417 | 484 | — | |
| 1975 | #404 | 501 | — | |
| 1974 | #418 | 469 | — | |
| 1973 | #359 | 591 | — | |
| 1972 | #550 | 304 | — | |
| 1971 | #880 | 152 | — | |
| 1970 | #1,093 | 108 | — | |
| 1969 | #1,019 | 114 | — | |
| 1968 | #1,347 | 68 | — | |
| 1967 | #1,506 | 55 | — | |
| 1966 | #1,416 | 60 | — | |
| 1965 | #1,500 | 55 | — | |
| 1964 | #1,462 | 60 | — | |
| 1963 | #1,489 | 56 | — | |
| 1962 | #1,395 | 63 | — | |
| 1961 | #1,520 | 55 | — | |
| 1960 | #2,013 | 32 | — | |
| 1959 | #1,765 | 39 | — | |
| 1958 | #2,376 | 23 | — | |
| 1957 | #2,486 | 21 | — | |
| 1956 | #2,058 | 28 | — | |
| 1955 | #1,907 | 31 | — | |
| 1954 | #1,987 | 28 | — | |
| 1953 | #1,783 | 31 | — | |
| 1952 | #2,266 | 21 | — | |
| 1951 | #2,116 | 22 | — | |
| 1950 | #2,121 | 21 | — | |
| 1949 | #2,069 | 22 | — | |
| 1948 | #2,329 | 18 | — | |
| 1947 | #1,790 | 29 | — | |
| 1946 | #2,318 | 17 | — | |
| 1945 | #2,458 | 13 | — | |
| 1944 | #2,946 | 10 | — | |
| 1943 | #2,251 | 16 | — | |
| 1942 | #2,537 | 13 | — | |
| 1941 | #3,559 | 7 | — | |
| 1940 | #2,737 | 10 | — | |
| 1939 | #2,206 | 14 | — | |
| 1938 | #1,945 | 17 | — | |
| 1937 | #2,196 | 14 | — | |
| 1936 | #1,691 | 20 | — | |
| 1935 | #2,731 | 10 | — | |
| 1934 | #2,289 | 13 | — | |
| 1933 | #1,606 | 22 | — | |
| 1932 | #1,957 | 17 | — | |
| 1931 | #1,549 | 24 | — | |
| 1930 | #3,345 | 8 | — | |
| 1929 | #2,921 | 10 | — | |
| 1928 | #3,164 | 9 | — | |
| 1927 | — | — | ||
| 1926 | #3,046 | 10 | — | |
| 1925 | #4,973 | 5 | — | |
| 1924 | #3,393 | 9 | — | |
| 1923 | #4,376 | 6 | — | |
| 1922 | #4,445 | 6 | — | |
| 1921 | #5,099 | 5 | — | |
| 1920 | #3,097 | 10 | — | |
| 1919 | #4,251 | 6 | — | |
| 1918 | #4,291 | 6 | — | |
| 1917 | #3,092 | 9 | — | |
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| 1915 | #4,274 | 5 | — | |
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The first year at least five girls were named Jenna! It came in at #4,274, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1915–1916, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Jenna is popular in 1981
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Minnesota#90 · 1 in 455
- North Dakota#92 · 1 in 407
- South Dakota#95 · 1 in 375
- Massachusetts#112 · 1 in 527
- Pennsylvania#119 · 1 in 583
Best ever in a state: #11 in North Dakota, 1985.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | #90 | 64 | 1 in 455 |
| North Dakota | #92 | 12 | 1 in 407 |
| South Dakota | #95 | 12 | 1 in 375 |
| Massachusetts | #112 | 60 | 1 in 527 |
| Pennsylvania | #119 | 119 | 1 in 583 |
| Iowa | #124 | 30 | 1 in 647 |
| Maine | #124 | 11 | 1 in 572 |
| New Jersey | #142 | 51 | 1 in 731 |
| Wisconsin | #149 | 38 | 1 in 821 |
| Montana | #160 | 7 | 1 in 678 |
| Illinois | #163 | 86 | 1 in 874 |
| Washington | #168 | 31 | 1 in 891 |
| Idaho | #171 | 10 | 1 in 687 |
| Nevada | #172 | 6 | 1 in 729 |
| Indiana | #175 | 35 | 1 in 997 |
| New York | #182 | 100 | 1 in 1,013 |
| Connecticut | #185 | 16 | 1 in 963 |
| Missouri | #187 | 30 | 1 in 1,069 |
| Ohio | #190 | 62 | 1 in 1,165 |
| Utah | #192 | 18 | 1 in 896 |
| West Virginia | #194 | 11 | 1 in 1,048 |
| Michigan | #197 | 48 | 1 in 1,222 |
| Arizona | #199 | 21 | 1 in 950 |
| Nebraska | #199 | 10 | 1 in 1,089 |
| Maryland | #205 | 18 | 1 in 1,164 |
| Florida | #207 | 45 | 1 in 1,202 |
| Colorado | #211 | 19 | 1 in 1,093 |
| Virginia | #217 | 24 | 1 in 1,252 |
| California | #230 | 153 | 1 in 1,185 |
| Hawaii | #230 | 6 | 1 in 810 |
| North Carolina | #241 | 23 | 1 in 1,441 |
| Oregon | #242 | 13 | 1 in 1,305 |
| Kentucky | #291 | 12 | 1 in 1,989 |
| Georgia | #294 | 19 | 1 in 1,833 |
| Oklahoma | #301 | 11 | 1 in 1,827 |
| Tennessee | #319 | 13 | 1 in 2,145 |
| Mississippi | #345 | 8 | 1 in 1,980 |
| New Mexico | #369 | 5 | 1 in 1,864 |
| Texas | #378 | 53 | 1 in 2,335 |
| Kansas | #384 | 6 | 1 in 2,579 |
| Alabama | #418 | 8 | 1 in 2,842 |
| Louisiana | #491 | 9 | 1 in 3,403 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Carolina | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Jenna
- 3 spots since 2024 (#682 → #679)
- 131 spots since 2020 (#548 → #679)
- 381 spots since 2015 (#298 → #679)
- Biggest jump: 330 spots in 1972 (#880 → #550)
- Biggest drop: 106 spots in 2020 (#442 → #548)
- Debuted 1915
- Peaked 2001 at #45 (6,143 births)
- Births halved by 2009, 8 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 23 yrs · run 1984–2006
- Top 1,000: 55 yrs · run 1971–2025
- Highest: 1 in 267 girls born in 1985 were named Jenna (0.37%)
- Latest: 1 in 3,845 girls born in 2025 (0.03%)
- Its best rank, #45 in 2001, was only 1 in 293 (0.34%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 30.9% of all girls named Jenna (45,856) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 26 | #3,092 (1917) | #3,977 |
| 1920s | 70 | #2,921 (1929) | #3,835 |
| 1930s | 159 | #1,549 (1931) | #2,152 |
| 1940s | 155 | #1,790 (1947) | #2,499 |
| 1950s | 265 | #1,765 (1959) | #2,087 |
| 1960s | 618 | #1,019 (1969) | #1,467 |
| 1970s | 4,224 | #359 (1973) | #531 |
| 1980s | 36,601 | #50 (1985) | #125 |
| 1990s | 45,856 | #61 (1999) | #75 |
| 2000s | 45,296 | #45 (2001) | #75 |
| 2010s | 12,485 | #141 (2010) | #293 |
| 2020s | 2,832 | #548 (2020) | #627 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Jenna in 1981
Top girls' names in 1981
Top boys' names in 1981
More about 1981
girls
1,668,060 girls got a published name in 1981; 1 in 1,226 of them was named Jenna, which outranked 98.4% of the 12,198 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,791,177 boys got a published name in 1981; 1 in 358,235 of them was named Jenna, which outranked 14.1% of the 7,289 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 1,027 names at #6,262; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.