Is Jenna a boy or girl name?
Jenna is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 416 girls and 0 boys were named Jenna, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 148,419 US babies named Jenna were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #683
- Babies named Jenna since 1915
- 148,419
- Most popular year
- 1985
- 6,454 babies
Boys and girls named Jenna, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 26 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 70 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 159 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 155 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 265 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 618 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 4,225 | 100% |
| 1980s | 125 | 36,601 | 99.7% |
| 1990s | 53 | 45,854 | 99.9% |
| 2000s | 78 | 45,296 | 99.8% |
| 2010s | 0 | 12,483 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 2,411 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 416 | #683 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 472 | #630 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 463 | #636 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 514 | #586 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 546 | #548 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 709 | #442 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 736 | #430 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 811 | #386 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 891 | #365 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 1,089 | #298 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 1,238 | #264 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 1,417 | #228 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 1,526 | #204 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 1,841 | #170 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 2,225 | #141 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 2,635 | #121 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 3,241 | #108 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 3,304 | #103 |
| 2006 | 8 | #9,091 | 3,941 | #88 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,692 | 4,796 | #62 |
| 2004 | 27 | #3,496 | 5,175 | #56 |
| 2003 | 16 | #4,913 | 5,352 | #55 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,876 | 5,664 | #47 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,832 | 6,143 | #45 |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,789 | 5,045 | #63 |
| 1999 | 5 | #10,661 | 5,043 | #61 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 4,866 | #65 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 4,422 | #76 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 4,288 | #83 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 4,254 | #84 |
| 1994 | 11 | #5,255 | 4,594 | #80 |
| 1993 | 5 | #9,377 | 4,882 | #70 |
| 1992 | 13 | #4,435 | 5,090 | #67 |
| 1991 | 12 | #4,608 | 4,459 | #80 |
| 1990 | 7 | #6,755 | 3,956 | #81 |
| 1989 | 13 | #4,144 | 4,339 | #71 |
| 1988 | 17 | #3,138 | 4,607 | #66 |
| 1987 | 24 | #2,364 | 5,305 | #57 |
| 1986 | 21 | #2,558 | 5,416 | #55 |
| 1985 | 18 | #2,769 | 6,436 | #50 |
| 1984 | 19 | #2,572 | 5,881 | #54 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 1,168 | #215 |
| 1982 | 8 | #4,789 | 1,012 | #247 |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,732 | 1,361 | #196 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 1,076 | #238 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 622 | #363 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 463 | #431 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 531 | #395 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 484 | #417 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 501 | #405 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 469 | #418 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 591 | #359 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 304 | #550 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 152 | #881 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,096 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,020 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 68 | #1,354 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,515 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,419 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,506 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,466 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,497 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 63 | #1,400 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,525 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,027 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,773 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,411 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 21 | #2,517 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,072 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,925 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,999 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,799 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 21 | #2,293 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,152 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 21 | #2,155 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,092 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,370 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,802 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,352 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,527 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,030 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,297 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,592 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,756 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,839 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,249 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 17 | #1,979 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,250 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,715 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,825 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,359 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,631 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 17 | #1,995 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,568 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,495 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,031 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,313 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,159 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,362 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,512 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,663 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,713 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,490 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,220 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,506 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,551 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,212 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,594 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Jenna reached #2,364 in 1987. As a girl name, it reached #45 in 2001. 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 Jenna
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.