Jena

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A few things about Jena you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Jena

Jena Malone

American actress

Choose Jena and your child shares a first name with Jena Malone, an American actress. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Jena, like who?” Jena Malone's Wikipedia article is available in 45 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 69,930 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Jena, 23 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Jena would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryJena first shows up in US birth records in 1900, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 125 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1985, when it ranked #371. Today it's #5,410, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowJena was 8.4× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 8,368 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 69,930.
• 🍂TrendJena has slipped 862 places over the last five years and now sits at #5,410. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.

About the name Jena

Jena is a girl name of American, Arabic and English origin. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, starting with J and ending in “-ena”. US birth records list Jena for girls from 1900 to 2025, in 98 of those 126 years. Its best year was 1985, when it ranked #371 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #5,410, with 23 babies.

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