Girls' name · since 1974
Hena
353 babies named Hena in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,570 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,291 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 353
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
Hena currently ranks #10291 among girls' names in America, with 353 babies recorded since 1974.
Social Security Administration records show Hena recorded 353 times among girls since 1974, holding rank #10291 nationally today, ahead of 41% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2025.
- #14,570 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,291 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 353 born since 1974
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hena ranks #14,570 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,291 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 353 born since 1974, peaking in the 1990s.
- #14,570 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,291 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 353
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
Hena's 353 recorded births place it above 79.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Hena compares
353 48th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Hena's all-time total is 6% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hena | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 353 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 21 | 19,840 |
Hena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Hena's full recorded timeline at 2003, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1974, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1999 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Hena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (1999)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Hena by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (109 births, 31% of the file).
1990s was Hena's strongest decade.
109 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Hena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 27
1980s
27 births
- 1990s
1990s
109 births
- 2000s
2000s
103 births
- 2010s
2010s
48 births
- 2020s
2020s
60 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 109 births (31% of all-time use).
Hena by state
Where Hena concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 1.4% |
5 of 353 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Hena's data
- Hena's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (109 total births) through the 2020s (60) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Henas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Hena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1974–2025 (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 Hena 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.