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Jena

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Jena: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #893 to #5927.200020052010201520202025#893#5927
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#1755
1997#1543
1998#2165
1999#1107
2000#1095
2001#1870
2002#1442
2003#893
2004#1836
2005#1165
2006#1585
2007#1573
2008#1584
2009#2535
2010#1584
2011#4049
2012#2338
2013#4050
2014#3514
2015#4103
2016#4763
2017#2706
2018#3985
2019#3541
2020#4535
2021#3192
2022#4645
2023#2927
2024#3695
2025#5927

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in every year from 1996 to 2025.

In 2008: #439 among girls in Northern Ireland, #862 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #1584 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1980–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1980

    First recorded at #542 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1980 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1997–2008

    Highest recorded position: #271 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 1997 (recorded 1997–2008).

    Northern Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #5927 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1980 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #271 in Northern Ireland in 1997.

Jena's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#59273HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#36956HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#29278HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#46454HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#31927HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#45354HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#35416HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#39855HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#27069HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#47634HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#41035HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#35146HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#40505HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#233811HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#40495HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#158418HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#25359HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#158417HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#157316HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#158515HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#116521HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#183611HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#89328HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#144213HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#18709HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#109518HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#110718HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#21657HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#154311HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#17559HighVerified
2008Northern Irelandfemale#4393HighVerified
2004Northern Irelandfemale#3723HighVerified
1997Northern Irelandfemale#2715HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandfemale#8623HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandfemale#7054HighVerified
1980Republic of Irelandfemale#5423HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Jena is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Jena, between 1980 and 2025, in 31 of those 46 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1980Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2007Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2008Republic of Ireland: highest position in 1980England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2003Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 1997Northern Ireland: recorded in 2004Northern Ireland: recorded in 2008Northern Ireland: highest position in 199719802025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Republic of Ireland1980–20083#542 in 1980
England and Wales1996–202530#893 in 2003
Northern Ireland1997–20083#271 in 1997

Its high point came 23 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (1980) than in England and Wales (2003).

No registrar recorded it for 15 years after 1980; it appears again in 1996.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Jena

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
3 official registrars, 1980–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1980 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #271 in Northern Ireland in 1997. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.