Is Nena a boy or girl name?
Nena is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 10 girls and 0 boys were named Nena, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 4,895 US babies named Nena were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #10,018
- Babies named Nena since 1880
- 4,895
- Most popular year
- 1963
- 112 babies
Boys and girls named Nena, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 73 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 108 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 97 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 218 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 292 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 224 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 308 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 827 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 778 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 458 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 640 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 322 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 316 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 191 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 43 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,018 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 12 | #8,822 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 12 | #8,903 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 9 | #10,881 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 14 | #8,029 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 14 | #8,039 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,461 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,347 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 12 | #9,338 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 17 | #7,220 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,784 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,846 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 22 | #6,090 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 27 | #5,208 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,664 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,540 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 37 | #4,188 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 27 | #5,185 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,925 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,677 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,359 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,571 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,083 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 32 | #3,955 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 30 | #3,941 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,207 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 34 | #3,425 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 36 | #3,283 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 31 | #3,561 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 32 | #3,508 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 30 | #3,651 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 33 | #3,393 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 34 | #3,270 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 35 | #3,203 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 39 | #2,850 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 45 | #2,431 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 47 | #2,299 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 53 | #2,045 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 52 | #2,069 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,212 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 45 | #2,183 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 71 | #1,632 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 74 | #1,586 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,242 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 48 | #2,104 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,724 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,818 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,766 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,828 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,018 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 61 | #1,540 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,823 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,846 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,872 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,603 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,466 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 57 | #1,487 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 65 | #1,362 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 86 | #1,154 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 89 | #1,170 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,008 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 96 | #1,112 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 72 | #1,315 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 85 | #1,184 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 91 | #1,123 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 95 | #1,079 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,031 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 85 | #1,127 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 96 | #1,029 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 104 | #950 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 68 | #1,175 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 65 | #1,182 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,095 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,358 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,833 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,568 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,297 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,524 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,611 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,595 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,515 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,550 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,565 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,830 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,321 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,854 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,771 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,579 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,183 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,537 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 18 | #1,890 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,339 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,726 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,793 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,548 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,458 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,660 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,651 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,735 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,554 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,422 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,243 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,505 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,689 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,475 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,561 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,395 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,783 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,278 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,522 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,139 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,242 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,518 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,726 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,907 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 13 | #1,182 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,477 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,676 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,503 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 12 | #1,082 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,121 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,734 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,299 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 16 | #959 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 13 | #928 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,465 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,142 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 13 | #938 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 12 | #969 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 13 | #889 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 15 | #785 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 13 | #852 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,071 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,476 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,232 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 13 | #746 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 8 | #920 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 10 | #761 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 8 | #835 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,013 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 9 | #662 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 6 | #799 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 8 | #663 |
Highest rank
Nena has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #662 in 1882. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.