Feminine dossier · first seen 1900
Jena
Endangered
Down 96.3% from peak
Peak era
1986
Peak births
619
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Millennial
Quick answers about Jena
How many people are named Jena?
An estimated 12,306 living Americans are named Jena.
How rare is Jena?
Jena is very rare among babies today, with 23 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 96.3% from its 1986 peak.
How old is the typical Jena?
The median age of a living American named Jena is approximately 38 years, with most bearers falling between 29 and 45 years old.
Is Jena still popular?
No. Jena is endangered as a baby name, down 96.3% from its 1986 peak with 23 births in 2025.
Where is Jena most common?
Jena has its strongest geographic signal in Minnesota, where it appears 2.7× more often than the national baseline.
1900Peak 19862025
Peak year
1986
Decline from peak
96.3%
2025
23
All-time
13,241
Where it lives now
Jena is most concentrated in Minnesota — about 2.7× the national rate in the 1990s. It also runs high in Iowa and Wisconsin.
States where Jena is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.