Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Nena

#2,508 most common girls' name of all time · #4,261 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1880–2024

Rank among girls
#2,508
Rank overall
#4,261 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
143 of 146
All-time
4,896
Since 2016
111
Peak year
1963 #1,008
Best rank
#646 1882
Girls Boys peak 112/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Nena is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2024 11 11 #8,954
2023 12 12 #8,490
2022 12 12 #8,547
2021 9 9 #10,296
2019 14 14 #7,724
2018 14 14 #7,767
2017 19 19 #6,291
2016 20 20 #6,192
2015 12 12 #8,937
2014 17 17 #6,990
2013 23 23 #5,647
2012 23 23 #5,715
2011 22 22 #5,939
2010 27 27 #5,109
2009 25 25 #5,540
2008 26 26 #5,437
2007 37 37 #4,131
2006 27 27 #5,088
2005 37 37 #3,878
2004 40 40 #3,631
2003 23 23 #5,240
2002 38 38 #3,524
2001 31 31 #4,029
2000 32 32 #3,889
1999 30 30 #3,897
1998 27 27 #4,145
1997 34 34 #3,369
1996 36 36 #3,240
1995 31 31 #3,497
1994 32 32 #3,450
1993 30 30 #3,589
1992 33 33 #3,346
1991 34 34 #3,211
1990 35 35 #3,162
1989 39 39 #2,814
1988 45 45 #2,419
1987 47 47 #2,278
1986 53 53 #2,028
1985 52 52 #2,049
1984 108 108 #1,206
1983 45 45 #2,159
1982 71 71 #1,622
1981 74 74 #1,581
1980 106 106 #1,239
1979 48 48 #2,088
1978 31 31 #2,684
1977 29 29 #2,781
1976 54 54 #1,748
1975 51 51 #1,808
1974 42 42 #2,000
1973 61 61 #1,530
1972 47 47 #1,806
1971 48 48 #1,831
1970 47 47 #1,859
1969 56 56 #1,595
1968 60 60 #1,461
1967 57 57 #1,481
1966 65 65 #1,352
1965 86 86 #1,146
1964 89 89 #1,167
1963 112 112 #1,008
1962 96 96 #1,110
1961 72 72 #1,310
1960 85 85 #1,183
1959 91 91 #1,119
1958 95 95 #1,076
1957 104 104 #1,026
1956 85 85 #1,118
1955 96 96 #1,026
1954 104 104 #947
1953 68 68 #1,172
1952 65 65 #1,180
1951 73 73 #1,091
1950 46 46 #1,353
1949 28 28 #1,812
1948 36 36 #1,549
1947 50 50 #1,290
1946 34 34 #1,510
1945 27 27 #1,590
1944 27 27 #1,580
1943 31 31 #1,498
1942 29 29 #1,536
1941 26 26 #1,540
1940 20 20 #1,794
1939 32 32 #1,309
1938 19 19 #1,808
1937 20 20 #1,739
1936 23 23 #1,551
1935 15 15 #2,101
1934 24 24 #1,519
1933 18 18 #1,840
1932 31 31 #1,322
1931 21 21 #1,690
1930 21 21 #1,754
1929 26 26 #1,529
1928 30 30 #1,428
1927 26 26 #1,623
1926 26 26 #1,628
1925 25 25 #1,703
1924 30 30 #1,537
1923 33 33 #1,388
1922 40 40 #1,232
1921 31 31 #1,478
1920 25 25 #1,668
1919 29 29 #1,448
1918 27 27 #1,540
1917 29 29 #1,379
1916 20 20 #1,743
1915 31 31 #1,258
1914 19 19 #1,483
1913 24 24 #1,122
1912 19 19 #1,224
1911 11 11 #1,458
1910 9 9 #1,640
1909 7 7 #1,770
1908 13 13 #1,144
1907 9 9 #1,390
1906 7 7 #1,561
1905 8 8 #1,424
1904 12 12 #1,057
1903 11 11 #1,085
1902 6 6 #1,601
1901 8 8 #1,235
1900 16 16 #946
1899 13 13 #912
1898 7 7 #1,383
1897 9 9 #1,099
1896 13 13 #907
1895 12 12 #937
1894 13 13 #859
1893 15 15 #774
1892 13 13 #835
1891 8 8 #1,010
1890 5 5 #1,341
1889 6 6 #1,158
1888 13 13 #730
1887 8 8 #874
1886 10 10 #740
1884 8 8 #802
1883 5 5 #931
1882 9 9 #646
1881 6 6 #762
1880 8 8 #663