US rank #10446 Girls' name Peak 1999 344 births

Hena — #10446 US girls' name

344 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.

1970s61980s271990s1092000s1032010s482020s51
#10446
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 41% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Hena was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

15 babies were named Hena in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hena

The Social Security Administration has registered 344 babies named Hena between 1974 and 2024, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Hena currently holds the #10446 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hena performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 109 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Hena shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Hena in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hena 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 344 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.

Hena at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

344

Since 1974

51 years of records

Peak year

1999

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#10,446

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1974

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2024

Hena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1974

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1999)
15
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
46810121416 20242019201020052000199519901974 6

Hena by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
109 births that decade — 32% of Hena's all-time total
1970s61980s271990s1092000s1032010s482020s51

Hena by state

Where Hena concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Hena
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.5%
#2 Texas
5 1.5%
California share of Hena's total US births 1.5%
Even split

5 of 344 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hena?
344 babies have been named Hena since 1974. It currently ranks #10446 among girls. The peak year was 1999 with 15 births.
When was Hena most popular?
Hena was most popular in the 1990s decade with 109 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Where is Hena most popular?
The top states for the name Hena are California (5 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Hena been used?
Hena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 51 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Hena?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Henrietta, Henley, Henry, Hensley, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1974–2024 (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.