Girls' name · since 2002
Mehana
Since 2002, U.S. Social Security records show 64 babies named Mehana, peaking in 2005. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 64
- total births
- 2002–2025
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 44%
- born in that decade
Mehana is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 64 have been recorded since 2002.
Social Security Administration records show Mehana recorded 64 times among girls since 2002, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2025.
- 64 total births
- 2002–2025 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 44% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Mehana's 64 recorded births place it above 55% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Hawaii.
Mehana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mehana splits its recorded history at 2014: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2009 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2005 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mehana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2025.
64 total births across 24 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2005 with 9 births in a single year.
Mehana by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Mehana's strongest decade.
28 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Mehana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
20 births
- 2010s
2010s
28 births
- 2020s
2020s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 28 births (44% of all-time use).
Mehana decade highlights
- Peak decade 28 births
- Runner-up 20 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Mehana by state
Where Mehana concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawaii | | 29 | 45.3% |
29 of 64 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- Hawaii 45.3% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Hawaii accounts for 45.3% of all recorded births nationwide - a strong regional concentration for this name.
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- Mehana's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (28 total births) through the 2020s (16) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Hawaii records the most Mehanas (29 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Hawaii names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2002–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Mehana: Baby Name Since 2002 - 64 Births, Peak 2005." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/mehana. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Mehana 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 July 2026.
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