Jenna

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Jenna is a female given name. In the English-speaking world it is a variation of Jenny, which is itself a diminutive of Jane, Janet, Jennifer and is often used as a name in its own right.

From Wikipedia

Jenna first appears in the data in 1984 and has been recorded in 12 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1987 with 281 babies (rank #38 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Jenna

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Jenna yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
11PersonalityThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,675

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

281

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Jenna

Jenna Ortegaactivist · b. 2002
Jenna Jamesonreality television participant · b. 1974
Jenna Colemanvideo game actor · b. 1986
Jenna Dewanfilm actor · b. 1980
Jenna Fischerfilm actor · b. 1974

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1984	87	#92
1985	250	#45
1986	269	#42
1987	281	#38
1988	233	#48
1989	210	#57
1990	199	#56
1991	138	#86
2014	2	#718
2015	2	#687
2016	2	#671
2017	2	#705