Recorded 2002–2025 Girls' name Peak 2005 64 births

Mehana — girls' name

64 babies named Mehana in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

64 girls have been named Mehana since 2002, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2025.

64
total births
2002–2025
years on record
2010s
peak decade
44%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Mehana was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

9 babies were named Mehana in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mehana

The Social Security Administration has registered 64 babies named Mehana between 2002 and 2025, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mehana currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2025. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mehana performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 28 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Mehana shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 29 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Mehana in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mehana 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 64 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.

Mehana at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

64

Since 2002

24 years of records

Peak year

2005

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

2002

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2025

Mehana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2025–2002

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (2005)
9
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
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Mehana by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
28 births that decade — 44% of Mehana's all-time total
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Mehana by state

Where Mehana concentrates geographically — total births since 2002

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Mehana
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
29 45.3%
Hawaii share of Mehana's total US births 45.3%

29 of 64 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mehana?
64 babies have been named Mehana since 2002. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2005 with 9 births.
When was Mehana most popular?
Mehana was most popular in the 2010s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Mehana most popular?
The top states for the name Mehana are Hawaii (29 births).
How long has the name Mehana been used?
Mehana has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 24 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Mehana?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Meher, Mehar, Mehreen, Mehgan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 2002–2025 (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.