Jenna

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

⭐ Famous Jenna

Jenna Ortega

American actress (born 2002)

Choose Jenna and your child shares a first name with Jenna Ortega, an American actress. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Jenna, like who?” Jenna Ortega's Wikipedia article is available in 79 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 3,845 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Jenna, 418 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Jenna would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryJenna first shows up in US birth records in 1915, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 110 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 2001, when it ranked #45. Today it's #679, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowJenna was 11× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 360 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 3,845.
• 🍂TrendJenna has slipped 131 places over the last five years and now sits at #679. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedJenna is most popular in Michigan, where it ranks #284, followed by Arkansas (#376) and Indiana (#418). It's in the top 1,000 in 28 states.

About the name Jenna

Jenna is a girl name. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with J and ending in “-nna”. US birth records list Jenna for girls from 1915 to 2025, in 109 of those 111 years. Its best year was 2001, when it ranked #45 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #679, with 418 babies.