Amena: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#4,557

among girls · ↑118 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Amena · +3% vs 2024

How common

1 in 53,576

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2016

44 babies

All-time total

1,081

#7,116 all-time among girls

First recorded

1968

in Social Security records

Amena popularity over time

1,081 babies have been named Amena since 1968, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–
1910s	–	–	–	–
1920s	–	–	–	–
1930s	–	–	–	–
1940s	–	–	–	–
1950s	–	–	–	–
1960s	9	1	–	#4,785
1970s	83	8	+822%	#4,469
1980s	118	12	+42%	#3,864
1990s	148	15	+25%	#4,832
2000s	213	21	+44%	#4,301
2010s	313	31	+47%	#3,486
2020s (to 2025)	197	33	+5%	#3,496

Where Amena is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	30	0.02	outside top 500
2027	31	0.02	outside top 500
2028	31	0.02	outside top 500
2029	31	0.02	outside top 500
2030	31	0.02	outside top 500

The story of Amena

Amena is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,557 in 2025 with 30 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1968, 1,081 American babies have been named Amena. Its peak came in 2016, when 44 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Amena stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Amena?

The median living Amena is about 16 years old; half are between 8 and 31. An estimated 1,100 people named Amena are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Amena year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	30	#4,557
2024	29	#4,675
2023	29	#4,666
2022	39	#3,834
2021	44	#3,496
2020	26	#4,890
2019	21	#5,814
2018	37	#3,924
2017	44	#3,486
2016	44	#3,526
2015	42	#3,656
2014	40	#3,784
2013	16	#7,405
2012	20	#6,359
2011	29	#4,811
2010	20	#6,399
2009	27	#5,233
2008	18	#7,100
2007	19	#6,833
2006	15	#7,896
2005	21	#5,816
2004	25	#5,073
2003	27	#4,681
2002	19	#5,907
2001	14	#7,341
2000	28	#4,301
1995	18	#5,229
1990	13	#6,479
1985	13	#5,367
1980	12	#5,558
1975	11	#5,173
1970	–	–
1965	–	–
1960	–	–
1955	–	–
1950	–	–
1945	–	–
1940	–	–
1935	–	–
1930	–	–
1925	–	–
1920	–	–
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1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Amena, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Amena?

The median living Amena is about 16 years old. Half of all living Amenas are between 8 and 31 years old.

How many people named Amena are alive today?

An estimated 1,100 people named Amena are alive in the United States, based on 1,081 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Amena in 2025?

Amena ranked #4,557 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 30 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Amena?

1,081 babies have been named Amena in the United States since 1968, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Amena most popular?

Amena peaked in 2016, when 44 newborns received the name.

Is Amena a boy or girl name?

Amena is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Amena rising or falling?

Amena has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Amena become more popular?

Amena looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 31 girls named Amena in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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