Is Jena a boy or girl name?
Jena is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 17 girls and 0 boys were named Jena, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 13,224 US babies named Jena were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #6,749
- Babies named Jena since 1900
- 13,224
- Most popular year
- 1986
- 619 babies
Boys and girls named Jena, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 6 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 39 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 31 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 96 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 378 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 1,069 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,753 | 100% |
| 1980s | 7 | 4,075 | 99.8% |
| 1990s | 0 | 3,301 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,772 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 562 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 130 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 17 | #6,749 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,304 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,228 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 35 | #4,131 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,601 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,960 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,813 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,805 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 35 | #4,195 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 54 | #3,107 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 53 | #3,122 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 52 | #3,143 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 81 | #2,323 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 67 | #2,648 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,931 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,995 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 115 | #1,857 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,852 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 163 | #1,393 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 173 | #1,294 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 211 | #1,088 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 195 | #1,128 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 228 | #971 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 252 | #901 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 217 | #977 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 265 | #819 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 240 | #879 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 270 | #775 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 302 | #706 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 299 | #702 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 325 | #658 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 377 | #608 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 429 | #547 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 377 | #597 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 417 | #563 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 470 | #501 |
| 1988 | 7 | #6,067 | 498 | #453 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 582 | #396 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 619 | #375 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 614 | #371 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 492 | #427 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 177 | #862 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 178 | #866 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 240 | #702 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 205 | #796 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 183 | #851 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 186 | #805 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 192 | #784 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 170 | #821 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 210 | #708 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 173 | #788 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 217 | #688 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 136 | #916 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 146 | #905 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 140 | #923 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,032 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 126 | #920 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 93 | #1,083 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 100 | #1,044 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 110 | #989 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 120 | #966 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 139 | #892 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 110 | #1,027 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 90 | #1,162 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 69 | #1,334 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,485 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,390 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,556 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,553 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,608 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,812 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,048 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,758 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,280 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,290 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,783 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,645 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,839 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,675 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,251 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,868 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,359 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,943 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,078 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 6 | #3,994 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 6 | #3,910 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 9 | #2,992 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,717 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,876 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,541 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,732 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,449 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,495 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,489 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,647 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,330 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,067 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Jena reached #6,067 in 1988. As a girl name, it reached #371 in 1985. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Jena
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.