girl's name
Amena
- Origin Indian
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,561
Amena is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 30 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Amena is a name of Indian origin.
- Peaked in 2016, when 44 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 110,522 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1968.
Amena over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 9 |
| 1970s | 83 |
| 1980s | 118 |
| 1990s | 148 |
| 2000s | 213 |
| 2010s | 313 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 197 |
How popular is Amena?
In 2025, Amena was given to 30 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Amena 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.
Names that peaked alongside Amena
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Amena also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Amena over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Amena
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Amena — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Amena
How popular is the name Amena?
In 2025, Amena was given to 30 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Amena a girl's or a boy's name?
Amena is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Amena most popular?
Amena peaked in 2016, when 44 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Amena a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Amena currently ranks #3,688 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.