girl's name
Arena
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 3
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 509
Arena is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2014, when 14 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 414,422 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1888.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Arena over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 |
| 1890s | 28 |
| 1900s | 13 |
| 1910s | 45 |
| 1920s | 16 |
| 1930s | 8 |
| 1940s | 10 |
| 1950s | 12 |
| 1960s | 16 |
| 1970s | 19 |
| 1980s | 37 |
| 1990s | 51 |
| 2000s | 87 |
| 2010s | 78 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 69 |
How popular is Arena?
In 2025, Arena was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Arena 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 Arena
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Arena also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Arena over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Arena
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Arena — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Arena
How popular is the name Arena?
In 2025, Arena was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Arena a girl's or a boy's name?
Arena is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Arena?
Arena has 3 syllables.
When was Arena most popular?
Arena peaked in 2014, when 14 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Arena a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Arena currently ranks #11,089 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.