Fun Facts About the Name Hena
- 353 babies named Hena: U.S. records list 353 babies given the name Hena from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Hena Mean?
Hena is a feminine given name with two independent origins. In South Asian and Muslim use, it is a variant transliteration of Hina, from the Arabic ḥinnāʾ, the word for henna (Lawsonia inermis), the plant used to make a reddish-brown dye. The literal meaning is 'henna.' The name can carry the plant's associations with celebration and adornment, but those are symbolic extensions rather than a separate etymology. In Albanian, Hëna - often written Hena in English - is the definite form of hënë, 'moon,' and is used as a female given name. The similar Arabic name Hana (هناء, 'happiness') is sometimes confused with Hena, but it has a different Arabic spelling and is generally treated as a separate name.
Hena Name History & Origins
The Arabic word ḥinnāʾ passed into Persian and Urdu, where it appears as hinā or hanā. As a given name, Hina/Hena is used in Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh, especially in Muslim communities. The spelling Hena is an English transliteration; Hina is another common form. The biblical place name Hena (2 Kings 18:34; Isaiah 37:13) is a separate item, a geographic name of uncertain meaning, not the source of the modern given name. Separately, Albanian hënë 'moon' yields the definite form Hëna, used as a female name; English writers often drop the diaeresis and spell it Hena. This Albanian name has no connection to the South Asian name.
How Popular is the Name Hena?
Hena has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1999. Its best rank was #6,623 in 1999.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,404 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 2024 | #10,541 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 2023 | #9,853 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2022 | #8,221 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2021 | #9,832 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2020 | #10,575 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 2019 | #12,953 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2018 | #10,083 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2017 | #13,219 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2015 | #13,521 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2012 | #10,722 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2010 | #14,018 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2009 | #10,232 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2008 | #9,156 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2007 | #11,132 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2006 | #12,813 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2005 | #15,185 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2004 | #14,821 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2003 | #7,727 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2002 | #10,533 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2001 | #7,457 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2000 | #8,216 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1999 | #6,623 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1998 | #11,577 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1997 | #7,005 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1996 | #6,868 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1995 | #8,304 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1994 | #9,092 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1993 | #9,909 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1992 | #6,792 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1991 | #6,732 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1990 | #9,573 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1989 | #10,081 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1987 | #9,129 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1986 | #9,972 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1980 | #8,455 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1974 | #8,044 | 6 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Hena Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You attract success and money. You are a lover of nature and do not need others for your happiness. You are self sufficient. You strive for material success and power and have business sense. You possess strong organizational abilities, can be a good manager, and executive by nature. You are capable of great achievement in business and finance. You have an eventful, exciting life. You are versatile and have the ability to learn easily.
You are always looking for a chance to do your own thing, to be your own person, and to have things done your own way.
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