Hena
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 6 babies a year in the US.
Hena by the numbers
Hena was given to 6 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 15 babies in 1999, making it a 1990s name.
What we can tell you about Hena
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 Hena. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Hanagrace; variant of Hannah341 in England and Wales (2025)
- Heraqueen, lady; goddess in Greek mythology25 in England and Wales (2025)
- Hennahenna plant used for dye30 in the US (2017)
- Hebagift13 in England and Wales (2025)
- Henyagrace; a form of hana or hannah7 in the US (2017)
- Hinasun or light7 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Hena
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