Girls' name · since 1957

Nenia

Nenia has 11 recorded births since 1957 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1958 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

11
total births
1957–1958
years on record
1950s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade

11 girls have been named Nenia since 1957, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Nenia has 11 recorded births among girls since 1957, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 1958.

  • 11 total births
  • 1957–1958 years on record
  • 1950s peak decade
  • 100% born in that decade

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

11 girls have been named Nenia since 1957, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1958.

11
total births
1957–1958
years on record
1950s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Nenia was born in this single decade.

1958
Single peak year

6 babies were named Nenia in 1958 - its busiest year on record.

Nenia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Nenia splits its recorded history at 1958: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1957 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1958 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Nenia at a glance

Last recorded 1958

Total births

11

Since 1957

2 years of records

Peak year

1958

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1958

Active since

1957

Recorded for 2 years

Last year on file: 1958

Nenia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–1958

Last recorded 1958
Peak year (1958)
6
Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
4.555.566.5 19571958 6

Nenia by decade

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

1950s was Nenia's strongest decade.

11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Nenia births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1950s at 11 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of June 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nenia?
11 babies have been named Nenia since 1957. It was last recorded in 1958. The peak year was 1958 with 6 births.
When was Nenia most popular?
Nenia was most popular in the 1950s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1958.
How long has the name Nenia been used?
Records for Nenia go back to 1957, giving 2 years of history through 1958.
What names are similar to Nenia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nena, Nene, Neneh, Nenah, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of June 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, 1957–1958 (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. "Nenia: Baby Name Since 1957 - 11 Births, Peak 1958." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/nenia. 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 Nenia 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 June 2026.