girl's name
Hena
- Gender Girl
- Letters 4
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 670
Hena is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1999, when 15 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 368,460 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1974.
Hena over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
Show the numbers
| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 6 |
| 1980s | 27 |
| 1990s | 109 |
| 2000s | 103 |
| 2010s | 48 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 60 |
How popular is Hena?
In 2025, Hena was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Hena 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 Hena is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Héna | Héna is a rare spelling of Hena, written with an acute accent and recorded about 30 times, mostly in France. | 30 |
Names that peaked alongside Hena
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Hena also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Hena over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Hena
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Hena — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Hena
How popular is the name Hena?
In 2025, Hena was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Hena a girl's or a boy's name?
Hena is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Hena most popular?
Hena peaked in 1999, when 15 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Hena a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Hena currently ranks #4,064 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.