Mena

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A few things about Mena you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Mena

Mena Suvari

American actress, fashion designer, model (born 1979)

Choose Mena and your child shares a first name with Mena Suvari, an American actress, fashion designer, model. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Mena, like who?” Mena Suvari's Wikipedia article is available in 58 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 84,746 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Mena, 19 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Mena would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryMena has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Menas, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1880, when it ranked #738. Today it's #6,116, so it could be due a comeback.
• 🍂TrendMena has slipped 266 places over the last five years and now sits at #6,116. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.

About the name Mena

Mena is a girl name of Arabic, Dutch and German origin. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, starting with M and ending in “-ena”. US birth records list Mena for girls from 1880 to 2025, in 106 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked #738 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #6,116, with 19 babies.

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