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Jena

Jena: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“God is gracious”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
JEN-uh · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls

Jena is commonly used as a variant of Jenna, which developed as a diminutive or form of Jennifer and has also been associated with Jane. In English-name use, it is usually explained from Jane/Jennifer traditions.

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How popular is Jena?

20245.1 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Jena in 202417

Peak year1986

Total US babies since 188013,224

Jena is fading: recent use is about 41% of its level ten years before.

Names like Jena

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Jennafair one · English
  • Elizabethmy God is an oath · Hebrew
  • Elianamy God has answered · Hebrew
  • Abigailmy father is joy · Hebrew
  • Naomipleasantness · Hebrew
  • Hannahgrace; favor · Hebrew
  • Maryuncertain, traditionally beloved or bitter · Hebrew
  • Delilahdelicate · Hebrew

Jena questions

What does the name Jena mean?

Jena means "God is gracious". It comes from Hebrew. Jena is commonly used as a variant of Jenna, which developed as a diminutive or form of Jennifer and has also been associated with Jane. In English-name use, it is usually explained from Jane/Jennifer traditions.

Is Jena a boy or girl name?

Jena is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Jena?

17 US babies were named Jena in 2024. Its peak year was 1986.

How do you pronounce Jena?

Jena is usually pronounced JEN-uh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.