Unisex name · since 1880
Mena
1,517 babies named Mena in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,659 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,121 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,517
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Mena is the #6121 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 1,517 recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Mena recorded 1,517 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #6121 nationally today, ahead of 65% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #5,659 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,121 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,517 born since 1880
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mena ranks #5,659 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,121 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,517 born since 1880, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,659 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,121 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,517
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mena's 1,517 recorded births place it above 92.17% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Mena compares
1,517 Top 26% higher than 74% of 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
Mena's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mena | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,517 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 65 | 21 | 19,840 |
Mena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mena's full recorded timeline at 1973, 75% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 25% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1886, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 65 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mena popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 65
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Mena popularity over time - boys
161 total births recorded since 1984 (Mena as boys' name)
Mena by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (389 births, 26% of the file).
2000s was Mena's strongest decade.
389 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Mena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 24
1880s
24 births
- 1890s 37
1890s
37 births
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1910s 60
1910s
60 births
- 1920s 69
1920s
69 births
- 1930s 34
1930s
34 births
- 1940s 24
1940s
24 births
- 1950s 56
1950s
56 births
- 1960s 46
1960s
46 births
- 1970s 87
1970s
87 births
- 1980s 95
1980s
95 births
- 1990s 133
1990s
133 births
- 2000s
2000s
389 births
- 2010s
2010s
333 births
- 2020s 124
2020s
124 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 389 births (26% of all-time use).
How Mena compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Mena's total volume
Mena by state
Where Mena concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 73 | 4.8% |
| #2 | New York | | 11 | 0.7% |
| #3 | Texas | | 7 | 0.5% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.3% |
73 of 1,517 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Mena's data
- Mena's decade-level peak was the 2000s (389 total births); usage has since declined to 124 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Menas (73 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 Mena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Mena 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.