Calena — girls' name

What the Data Says About Calena

The Social Security Administration has registered 161 babies named Calena between 1979 and 2023, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Calena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Calena performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 40 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Calena shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Calena in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 161 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.