Jena comes from the Arabic / Hebrew tradition, meaning Paradise / God is gracious.
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How popular is Jena?
1986peak year
The name Jena reached its peak in 1986, with 619 registrations (ranked #375). It had been quietly building for over half a century before that, first appearing in records in 1900. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #4489) today, averaging about 34 new babies per year. Jena has been declining in recent years. Across all years on record, approximately 13,224 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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