US rank #7965 Girls' name Peak 2022 268 births

Thena — #7965 US girls' name

268 babies named Thena in U.S. Social Security records since 1905, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s61910s491920s751930s131940s111950s311960s171970s152020s51
#7965
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 55% of names given to girls today.

1920s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Thena was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

25 babies were named Thena in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Thena

The Social Security Administration has registered 268 babies named Thena between 1905 and 2024, spanning 120 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Thena currently holds the #7965 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Thena performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 75 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Thena shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Thena in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Thena 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 268 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.

Thena at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

268

Since 1905

120 years of records

Peak year

2022

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

#7,965

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1905

Recorded for 120 years

Last year on file: 2024

Thena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1905

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
25
Annual births at peak — across 120 years of records
051015202530 20241971195519441927192119161905 6

Thena by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
75 births that decade — 28% of Thena's all-time total
1900s61910s491920s751930s131940s111950s311960s171970s152020s51

Thena by state

Where Thena concentrates geographically — total births since 1905

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Thena
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
6 2.2%
Texas share of Thena's total US births 2.2%

6 of 268 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Thena?
268 babies have been named Thena since 1905. It currently ranks #7965 among girls. The peak year was 2022 with 25 births.
When was Thena most popular?
Thena was most popular in the 1920s decade with 75 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Thena most popular?
The top states for the name Thena are Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Thena been used?
Thena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1905, spanning 120 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Thena?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Theresa, Thelma, Therese, Thea, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1905–2024 (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.