Jenna

Where Jenna comes from

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.
— Wiktionary's entry for Jenna
  • 2 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1915
    First appearance
    #4,274 among girls, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1974
    Jenna Jameson born
    American pornographic actress
  3. 2001
    Peak, #45
    6,143 babies named Jenna — more than any year before or since.
  4. 2002
    Jenna Ortega born
    American actress
  5. 2009
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #121.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name, variant of Jenny.
Namesakes
  • Jenna Ortega · American actress, born 2002
  • Jenna Jameson · American pornographic actress, born 1974
  • Jenna Coleman · British actress, born 1986
  • Jenna Dewan · American actress, dancer and model, born 1980
  • Jenna Fischer · American actress, born 1974

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.