girl's name
Alhena
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 115
Alhena is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2015, when 6 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 2015.
Alhena over time
Births per decade in France, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2024, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 15 |
| 2010s | 10 |
| 2020s (to 2024) | 30 |
How popular is Alhena?
In 2025, Alhena was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Alhena 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 Alhena is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Alhéna | Alhéna is a rare spelling of Alhena, written with an acute accent and recorded about 35 times, mostly in France. | 35 |
Names that peaked alongside Alhena
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Alhena also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Alhena over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Alhena
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Alhena — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Alhena
How popular is the name Alhena?
In 2025, Alhena was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Alhena a girl's or a boy's name?
Alhena is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Alhena most popular?
Alhena peaked in 2015, when 6 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Alhena a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Alhena currently ranks #4,518 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.