Alhena
A girls’ name of Arabic origin, meaning the henna plant; feminine form of al-hinna.
Babies a year
6
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Alhena by the numbers
Alhena was given to 6 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 6 babies in 2015, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Alhena. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Athenagoddess of wisdom and warfare519 in England and Wales (2025)
- Aleenabright, shining; a form of Helen or Alena150 in England and Wales (2025)
- Alenabright, shining; form of Helen462 in the US (2017)
- Allenavariant of Helen or Allena, bright or fair32 in the US (2017)
- Alaena17 in the US (2017)
- Aliena5 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a plant or herb
Like Alhena, each of these has a plant or herb in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Ivythe ivy plant; faithfulness1,698 in England and Wales (2025)
- Hadleyheather field2,726 in the US (2017)
- Juniperthe juniper plant; symbol of protection186 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rosemarydew of the sea; the herb rosemary687 in the US (2017)
- Briarthorny shrub, bramble640 in the US (2017)
- Hollythe holly plant285 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Alhena
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