# Jenna (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/jenna/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈd͡ʒɛnə/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 148,842 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 255 / 148,587 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 4,675, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

A Cornish name, usually as a diminutive form of Jennifer. Doublet of Ivanka, Jan, Janelle, Janet, Janey, Janine, Jeanette, Jeanie, Jeannette, Jeannine, Jen, Jenny, Jessie, Jo, Jody, Juanita, Shanae, Sinead, and Vanna when based on Jenny's other derivations.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1,841 | 170 |
| 2012 | 1,526 | 204 |
| 2013 | 1,417 | 228 |
| 2014 | 1,239 | 264 |
| 2015 | 1,089 | 298 |
| 2016 | 892 | 365 |
| 2017 | 811 | 386 |
| 2018 | 736 | 430 |
| 2019 | 709 | 442 |
| 2020 | 546 | 548 |
| 2021 | 515 | 586 |
| 2022 | 463 | 636 |
| 2023 | 472 | 630 |
| 2024 | 418 | 682 |
| 2025 | 418 | 679 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 17 | 3,138 |
| 1989 | 13 | 4,143 |
| 1990 | 7 | 6,755 |
| 1991 | 12 | 4,610 |
| 1992 | 13 | 4,436 |
| 1993 | 5 | 9,377 |
| 1994 | 11 | 5,255 |
| 1999 | 5 | 10,661 |
| 2000 | 8 | 7,790 |
| 2001 | 6 | 9,832 |
| 2002 | 7 | 8,876 |
| 2003 | 16 | 4,913 |
| 2004 | 27 | 3,496 |
| 2005 | 6 | 10,692 |
| 2006 | 8 | 9,093 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 123 | 380 |
| 2012 | 117 | 397 |
| 2013 | 101 | 421 |
| 2014 | 83 | 508 |
| 2015 | 95 | 455 |
| 2016 | 75 | 560 |
| 2017 | 70 | 604 |
| 2018 | 67 | 614 |
| 2019 | 55 | 703 |
| 2020 | 36 | 955 |
| 2021 | 33 | 1,039 |
| 2022 | 21 | 1,452 |
| 2023 | 23 | 1,371 |
| 2024 | 25 | 1,302 |
| 2025 | 29 | 1,133 |

## People named Jenna

- Jenna Ortega, American actress (born 2002)
- Jenna Jameson, American pornographic actress
- Jenna Coleman, British actress
- Jenna Fischer, American actress
- Jenna Dewan, American actress, dancer and model (born 1980)
- Jenna Elfman, American actress and producer
- Jenna Haze, American pornographic actress
- Jenna Marbles, American YouTube personality (born 1986)
- Jenna Bush Hager, American journalist, author, and television personality
- Jenna von Oy, American actress
- Jenna Prandini, American sprinter and long jumper
- Jenna Boyd, American actress

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.