Girls' name · since 1883

Cena

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.

#12,979 of 72,339
all-time among girls
428
born since 1883
1950s
peak decade

Cena sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 428 recorded since 1883.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cena has been recorded 428 times among girls since 1883, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1883 to 2018.

  • #12,979 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 428 born since 1883
  • 1950s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cena ranks #12,979 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 428 born since 1883, peaking in the 1950s.

#12,979 of 72,339
all-time among girls
428
born since 1883
1950s
peak decade
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Cena's 428 recorded births place it above 82.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Cena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Cena splits its recorded history at 1958: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1887 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1922 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Cena popularity over time - girls

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

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1922)
11
Annual births at peak, across 136 years of records
4681012 188318981920194619581969197819892018 5

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

1950s is the heaviest window (63 births, 15% of the file).

1950s was Cena's strongest decade.

63 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.

Cena births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1950s at 63 births (15% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cena? ▼
Since 1883, Social Security records show 428 babies named Cena. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #12,979 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2018. Its busiest year on record was 1922, with 11 births.
Where does Cena sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cena ranks #12,979 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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? ▼
Records for Cena go back to 1883, giving 136 years of history 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.

What to do with Cena's data

  • Cena's decade-level peak was the 1950s (63 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Cena

Nearby Names Like Cena

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Cena

Cendy Girl
333 births
Cennet Girl
#16745 207 births
Ceniyah Girl
148 births
Cenia Girl
125 births
Ceniya Girl
105 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Cena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1883–2018 (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 Cena 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.