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Jena

Jena is classified as a female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

FemaleHigh

Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.

Verdict
Female
Confidence
High (source weight of at least 64; not an accuracy rate)
High source frequency in
United States, Czech Republic, Great Britain
US records 1880–2017
7 male / 13,006 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Dataset built
2026-09-11

How to address Jena

If you do not know Jena’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Jena,” in English, “Guten Tag Jena,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Jena,

German

Guten Tag Jena,

French

Bonjour Jena,

Spanish

Estimado/a Jena:

Chinese

Jena您好：

Japanese

Jena様

English

Hi Jena,

German

Hi Jena,

French

Salut Jena,

Spanish

Hola Jena,

Chinese

Jena你好：

Japanese

Jenaさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Classification of Jena by country (nam_dict and US SSA; not a survey of today’s population)
CountryHow commonUsually
United Statescommonwoman's name
Czech Republicrarewoman's name
Great Britainrarewoman's name

United States birth data

7 male · 13,006 female · 13,013 births recorded

Male ≈ 0.1%Female ≈ 99.9%

Records from 1980–2017: 0.1% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Jena a male or female name?

Jena is classified as a female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

How do I address Jena in an email?

If you do not know Jena’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Jena,” in English, “Guten Tag Jena,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

Is Jena a unisex name?

Jena is classified as generally female in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.

Related names

MariaFemaleAnnaFemaleMarieFemalePeterMaleJeanDepends on the countryAlexanderMaleDavidMaleJoseMale

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Jena a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/jena. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_jena,
  title  = {Is Jena a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/jena},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}