Ghena

A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 5 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Ghena by the numbers

Ghena was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 5 babies in 2009, making it a 2000s name.

What we can tell you about Ghena

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Ghena. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Ghinawealth, richness13 in the US (2017)
  • Genahospitable or welcoming; a form of Gina7 in the US (2017)
  • Glenafrom the glen; a feminine form of glen4 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Geena8 in the US (2017)
  • Gretapearl; short form of Margaret463 in the US (2017)
  • GianaGod is gracious; a form of Gianna or Jane314 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Ghena

Names that are said the same way as Ghena, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Enashining fire or brilliance10 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Ennakernel or centre3 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Ghena

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