girl's name
Adena
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 3
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,825
Adena is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1975, when 43 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 552,792 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1902.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Adena over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 5 |
| 1910s | 52 |
| 1920s | 63 |
| 1930s | 39 |
| 1940s | 75 |
| 1950s | 107 |
| 1960s | 182 |
| 1970s | 322 |
| 1980s | 308 |
| 1990s | 223 |
| 2000s | 202 |
| 2010s | 113 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 56 |
How popular is Adena?
In 2025, Adena was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Adena is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Adena is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Adéna | Adéna is a rare spelling of Adena, written with an acute accent and recorded about 20 times, mostly in France. | 20 |
Names that peaked alongside Adena
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Adena also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Adena over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Adena
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Adena — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Adena
How popular is the name Adena?
In 2025, Adena was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Adena a girl's or a boy's name?
Adena is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Adena?
Adena has 3 syllables.
When was Adena most popular?
Adena peaked in 1975, when 43 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Adena a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Adena currently ranks #3,250 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.