Girls' name · since 1969
Relena
Since 1969, U.S. Social Security records show 113 babies named Relena, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #25,814 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,168 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 113
- born since 1969
- 2010s
- peak decade
Relena currently ranks #12168 among girls' names in America, with 113 babies recorded since 1969.
Social Security Administration records show Relena recorded 113 times among girls since 1969, holding rank #12168 nationally today, ahead of 30% of girls, 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 1969 to 2025.
- #25,814 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,168 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 113 born since 1969
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Relena ranks #25,814 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,168 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 113 born since 1969, peaking in the 2010s.
- #25,814 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,168 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 113
- born since 1969
- 2010s
- peak decade
Relena's 113 recorded births place it above 64.29% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Relena compares
113 27th percentile among 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
Relena's all-time total is 70% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Relena | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 113 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 21 | 19,840 |
Relena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Relena's SSA record in two at 2015 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1969, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Relena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Relena by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (43 births, 38% of the file).
2010s was Relena's strongest decade.
43 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Relena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
26 births
- 2010s
2010s
43 births
- 2020s
2020s
39 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 43 births (38% of all-time use).
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- Relena's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (43 total births) through the 2020s (39) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Relena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1969–2025 (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 Relena 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.