Girls' name · since 1979
Heena
Heena has 253 recorded births since 1979 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1992 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,484 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 253
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Heena is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 253 have been recorded since 1979.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Heena has been recorded 253 times among girls since 1979, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2007.
- #17,484 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 253 born since 1979
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Heena ranks #17,484 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 253 born since 1979, peaking in the 1990s.
- #17,484 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 253
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Heena's 253 recorded births place it above 75.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Heena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Heena splits its recorded history at 1993: 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 1980 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1992 peak of 22 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Heena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2007
- Peak year (1992)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Heena by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (112 births, 44% of the file).
1990s was Heena's strongest decade.
112 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Heena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s
1980s
89 births
- 1990s
1990s
112 births
- 2000s
2000s
46 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 112 births (44% of all-time use).
Heena by state
Where Heena concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 11 | 4.3% |
| #2 | California | | 10 | 4.0% |
| #3 | Texas | | 10 | 4.0% |
11 of 253 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Heena's data
- Heena's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (112 total births) through the 2000s (46) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Illinois records the most Heenas (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Heena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1979–2007 (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 Heena 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.