Jeno
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- YEH-noh
- Origin
- Greek
Jeno is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “well-born”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Jeno mean?
Greek: Hungarian form of Eugene, usually written Jenő
“well-born”
The Hungarian form of Eugene, usually written Jenő.
Is Jeno a girl's or a boy's name?
Jeno is a boys' name.
How popular is Jeno in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2019, with 12 boys. It first appears in the records in 1923.
Half of all the boys named Jeno in the US since 1880 were born between 1979 and 2002, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jeno in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6 | #10,855 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 12 | #6,772 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 7 | #9,691 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 10 | #7,693 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,048 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,636 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 7 | #7,867 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 9 | #5,975 |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
| 1994 | 10 | #5,446 |
| 1993 | 9 | #5,764 |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,414 |
| 1991 | 11 | #4,752 |
| 1990 | 9 | #5,375 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 7 | #5,745 |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,083 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,517 |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
| 1983 | 7 | #4,904 |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,001 |
| 1981 | 7 | #4,959 |
| 1980 | 7 | #4,938 |
| 1979 | 8 | #4,401 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 5 | #5,584 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,225 |
| 1973 | 8 | #3,692 |
| 1972 | 6 | #4,438 |
| 1971 | 7 | #3,961 |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 8 | #3,313 |
| 1968 | 6 | #3,672 |
| 1967 | 7 | #3,229 |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 5 | #4,031 |
| 1961 | 6 | #3,650 |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 5 | #4,236 |
Names like Jeno
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jason Jesse Nico Jacob Hugo Alex Christian Andrew Jordan Justin Lucas Jorge
Names related to Jeno
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Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Jeno: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jeno, updated 20 October 2026.