How Many People Are Named Mena?
An estimated 1,365 people in the United States have the first name Mena. It is predominantly female (90.3%). The average bearer is 25 years old, and Mena peaked in popularity in 2008 with 72 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Mena as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Mena paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,365
About 1 in 251,102 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
90.3% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
2008
72 births
Total Registered
1,659
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Mena
Mena is predominantly female (90.3%), though 161 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Mena as a male name
Ranked #10,371 in 2016
7 male births in 2016
Peak: 1988 (16 births)
Mena as a female name
Ranked #5,888 in 2024
21 female births in 2024
Peak: 2008 (65 births)
Mena: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Mena span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 424 babies were registered. Mena has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Mena by Decade
How has Mena tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Mena by State
Birth registrations for Mena span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, New Jersey. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, Michigan, North Carolina. On average, about 17 Menas were registered per state.
Mena + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Mena as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Mena
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Mena: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Mena?
We estimate approximately 1,365 people named Mena are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 251,102 Americans share this first name.
Is Mena a common name?
Mena is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,659 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Mena most popular?
Mena reached peak popularity in 2008, when 72 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Mena is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Mena a female name?
Mena is predominantly female. 90.3% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Mena Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Mena Smith, Mena Johnson, Mena Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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