Total births
16
Girls' name · since 1979
Nathena
16 babies named Nathena in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 16
- total births
- 1979–1987
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 63%
- born in that decade
Nathena is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 16 have been recorded since 1979.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nathena has been recorded 16 times among girls since 1979, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 1987.
- 16 total births
- 1979–1987 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 63% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
16 girls have been named Nathena since 1979, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1987.
- 16
- total births
- 1979–1987
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 63%
- born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade
63% of everyone ever named Nathena was born in this single decade.
1979
Single peak year
6 babies were named Nathena in 1979 - its busiest year on record.
Nathena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nathena's full recorded timeline at 1983, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1983, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1979 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nathena at a glance
Last recorded 1987Peak year
1979
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1979
Nathena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1987
- Peak year (1979)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Nathena by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Nathena's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Nathena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
6 births
- 1980s
1980s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 10 births (63% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Nathena? ▼
16 babies have been named Nathena since 1979. It was last recorded in 1987. The peak year was 1979 with 6 births.
When was Nathena most popular? ▼
Nathena was most popular in the 1980s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Nathena been used? ▼
Nathena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 9 years of data through 1987.
What names are similar to Nathena? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Natalie, Natasha, Natalia, Nathalie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
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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, 1979–1987 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Nathena: Baby Name Since 1979 - 16 Births, Peak 1979." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/nathena. 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 Nathena 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.