How Many People Are Named Nena?
An estimated 3,277 people in the United States have the first name Nena. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 50 years old, and Nena peaked in popularity in 1963 with 112 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nena 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 Nena paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,277
About 1 in 104,594 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
50
years old
Peak Year
1963
112 births
Total Registered
4,895
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nena
Nena is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,895 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nena as a female name
Ranked #10,018 in 2024
10 female births in 2024
Peak: 1963 (112 births)
Nena: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nena span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 827 babies were registered. Nena has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nena by Decade
How has Nena 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.
Nena by State
Birth registrations for Nena span all 22 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Illinois. The lowest are in Washington, Virginia, Oregon. On average, about 55 Nenas were registered per state.
Nena + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nena as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nena
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Nena: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nena?
We estimate approximately 3,277 people named Nena 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 104,594 Americans share this first name.
Is Nena a common name?
Nena is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,895 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nena most popular?
Nena reached peak popularity in 1963, when 112 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nena is approximately 50 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nena a female name?
Nena is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nena Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nena Smith, Nena Johnson, Nena 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 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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