Jenna Ortega
There are approximately 60 people named Jenna Ortega living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 5,712,572 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Jenna with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Ortega. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
60
1 in 5,712,572
Named Jenna
143K
Alive today
Named Ortega
143K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 143K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1985
Average age: 29
Top Census group: White (85.4%)
Estimated bearers: 143K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #243
Per 100K: 41.76
Top ancestry: Hispanic (92.0%)
First name trend
Jenna: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Jenna. The peak year was 1985 with 6,454 births. The average person named Jenna today is 29 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jenna
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Jenna, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 85.4%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Jenna described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Jenna at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White85.4% · 120,257
- Hispanic or Latino5.8% · 8,205
- Two or more races3.7% · 5,200
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.0% · 4,241
- Black or African American1.6% · 2,194
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 677
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Ortega surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Ortega, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is Hispanic at 92.0%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Ortega described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Ortega at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Hispanic or Latino92.0% · 114,883
- White5.4% · 6,690
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.3% · 1,680
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 565
- Black or African American0.4% · 523
- Two or more races0.4% · 492
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Jenna has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0418% of the US population, based on 143,207 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Jenna right now.
The surname Ortega appears at a rate of 41.76 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0418%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 60 people with the full name Jenna Ortega. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Jenna Ortega: questions and answers
How many people are named Jenna Ortega?
We estimate approximately 60 people in the United States share the full name Jenna Ortega. That works out to about 1 in 5,712,572 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0418%) with the surname frequency (41.76 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Jenna Ortega?
We classify Jenna Ortega as "Very Rare". About 1 in 5,712,572 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Jenna a male or female name?
Jenna is predominantly female. Out of 148,419 total SSA registrations, 0.2% were male and 99.8% were female. See the full Jenna profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people have the full name Jenna Ortega?
You can see how many people are called Jenna Ortega on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — same data roots, lighter UI.