Girls' name · since 1972

Contenia

Contenia has 10 recorded births since 1972 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1972 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#54,957 of 72,339
all-time among girls
10
born since 1972
1970s
peak decade

Contenia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 10 have been recorded since 1972.

Contenia has 10 recorded births among girls since 1972, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 1973.

  • #54,957 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 10 born since 1972
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Contenia ranks #54,957 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10 born since 1972, peaking in the 1970s.

#54,957 of 72,339
all-time among girls
10
born since 1972
1970s
peak decade
Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Contenia's 10 recorded births place it above 21.24% 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.

Contenia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Contenia splits its recorded history at 1973: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1972 (5 births).

Contenia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1973

Last recorded 1973
Peak year (1972)
5
Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
5 19721973 5

Contenia by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (10 births, 100% of the file).

1970s was Contenia's strongest decade.

10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Contenia births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 10 births (100% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Contenia?
Since 1972, Social Security records show 10 babies named Contenia. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #54,957 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1973. Its busiest year on record was 1972, with 5 births.
Where does Contenia sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Contenia ranks #54,957 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 Contenia most popular?
Contenia was most popular in the 1970s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
How long has the name Contenia been used?
The SSA has tracked Contenia since 1972 -- 2 years through the most recent 1973 data.
What names are similar to Contenia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Connie, Constance, Consuelo, Concetta, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Contenia: 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, 1972–1973 (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 Contenia 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.