Girls' name · since 1966
Agena
Agena has 15 recorded births since 1966 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1966 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #49,404 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 15
- born since 1966
- 1960s
- peak decade
15 girls have been named Agena since 1966, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Agena has been recorded 15 times among girls since 1966, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 1966.
- #49,404 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 15 born since 1966
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Agena ranks #49,404 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 15 born since 1966, peaking in the 1960s.
- #49,404 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 15
- born since 1966
- 1960s
- peak decade
Agena's 15 recorded births place it above 30.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Agena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–1966
- Peak year (1966)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 1 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1966.
15 total births across 1 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1966 with 15 births in a single year.
Agena by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (15 births, 100% of the file).
1960s was Agena's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Agena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 15 births (100% of all-time use).
Agena decade highlights
- Peak decade 15 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Agena by state
Where Agena concentrates geographically, total births since 1966
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 33.3% |
5 of 15 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- California 33.3% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 33.3% of all recorded births nationwide - a strong regional concentration for this name.
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- California records the most Agenas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Agena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1966)
Similar record span (~0 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1966–1966 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Agena draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.
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