Recorded 1883–2018 Girls' name Peak 1922 428 births

Cena — girls' name

428 babies named Cena in U.S. Social Security records since 1883, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s221890s301900s121910s361920s291930s261940s191950s631960s561970s511980s491990s152000s102010s10
1950s
Peak decade

15% of everyone ever named Cena was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

11 babies were named Cena in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cena

The Social Security Administration has registered 428 babies named Cena between 1883 and 2018, spanning 136 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cena performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 63 births during that ten-year window. Across the 14 decades of recorded activity, Cena shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cena 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 428 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.

Cena at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

428

Since 1883

136 years of records

Peak year

1922

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1883

Recorded for 136 years

Last year on file: 2018

Cena popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1883

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1922)
11
Annual births at peak — across 136 years of records
4681012 201819871977196819571941191918971883 6

Cena popularity over time — boys

6 total births recorded since 2010 (Cena as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 6 births
6 2010 6

Cena by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
63 births that decade — 15% of Cena's all-time total
1880s221890s301900s121910s361920s291930s261940s191950s631960s561970s511980s491990s152000s102010s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cena?
428 babies have been named Cena since 1883. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1922 with 11 births.
When was Cena most popular?
Cena was most popular in the 1950s decade with 63 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
How long has the name Cena been used?
Cena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1883, spanning 136 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Cena?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cendy, Cennet, Ceniyah, Cenia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1883–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.