Fun Facts About the Name Mena
- More than 1 thousand babies named Mena: U.S. records list 1,678 babies given the name Mena from 1880 through 2025. Even 161 boys received the name Mena - about 1 boy for every 9 girls.
What Does the Name Mena Mean?
Mena has two established derivations. In Italian and Spanish, it is a feminine short form of Filomena, the local form of Philomena; that name comes from Greek Philomēna, commonly explained as "lover of strength" or "strongly loved," from philein ("to love") and menos ("strength, spirit"). The short form Mena keeps the final part of the longer name.
The spelling Mena is also used for the Arabic feminine name Muna (منى), from a root meaning "to wish" or "desire." In Egypt, Mena is an alternate spelling of Mina, a masculine name borne by Saint Menas; the derivation of that Egyptian Christian name is uncertain and should not be confused with the Arabic word for wishes.
Mena Name History & Origins
Philomena is an ancient Greek name, and Filomena became its Italian and Spanish form. A legendary early Christian martyr, Saint Philomena, was venerated under that name; her relics were found in Rome in 1802, and her cult expanded in the nineteenth century. The short form Mena drops the opening syllables of Filomena. The name also passed into use separately as a transliteration of Arabic Muna.
In Coptic Egypt, Mena or Mina is the name of Saint Menas, a third-century martyr. His shrine at Abu Mena, southwest of Alexandria, became an important pilgrimage site in late antiquity, and the name has remained in use among Egyptian Christians. Whether the saint's name goes back to an Egyptian or a Greek word is not settled.
How Popular is the Name Mena?
Mena recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2008. Its best rank was #808 in 1880.
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 | #6,257 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 2024 | #5,888 | 21 | 0.0013% |
| 2023 | #8,331 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2022 | #5,259 | 25 | 0.0015% |
| 2021 | #5,045 | 26 | 0.0016% |
| 2020 | #6,005 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 2019 | #4,737 | 29 | 0.0017% |
| 2018 | #4,420 | 32 | 0.0019% |
| 2017 | #6,999 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2016 | #4,943 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 2015 | #4,940 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 2014 | #3,829 | 40 | 0.0022% |
| 2013 | #3,506 | 45 | 0.0026% |
| 2012 | #4,675 | 31 | 0.0018% |
| 2011 | #3,981 | 38 | 0.0022% |
| 2010 | #3,555 | 45 | 0.0025% |
| 2009 | #3,281 | 51 | 0.0028% |
| 2008 | #2,794 | 65 | 0.0034% |
| 2007 | #3,578 | 46 | 0.0024% |
| 2006 | #3,970 | 38 | 0.0020% |
| 2005 | #3,447 | 44 | 0.0024% |
| 2004 | #4,899 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2003 | #4,004 | 34 | 0.0019% |
| 2002 | #3,781 | 35 | 0.0019% |
| 2001 | #5,119 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2000 | #4,622 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 1999 | #8,045 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1998 | #4,892 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1997 | #7,589 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1996 | #5,971 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1995 | #6,499 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1994 | #6,208 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1993 | #5,362 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1992 | #9,234 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1991 | #9,917 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1990 | #10,961 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1989 | #7,832 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1988 | #5,796 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1987 | #7,150 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1986 | #8,220 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1985 | #7,349 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1984 | #8,782 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1983 | #8,647 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1982 | #6,683 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1981 | #6,641 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1980 | #6,602 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1979 | #7,760 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1978 | #8,211 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1977 | #9,211 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1976 | #6,400 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1975 | #8,655 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1974 | #5,224 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1973 | #5,084 | 11 | 0.0008% |
| 1972 | #5,767 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1971 | #5,369 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1970 | #5,290 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1969 | #8,224 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1968 | #7,774 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1967 | #7,486 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1966 | #6,307 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1965 | #5,141 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1963 | #6,347 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1962 | #7,224 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1960 | #6,156 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1959 | #3,961 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1956 | #6,574 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1955 | #5,635 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1954 | #4,534 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1953 | #4,886 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1952 | #4,366 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1951 | #5,955 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1950 | #5,101 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1949 | #5,064 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1947 | #5,849 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1943 | #5,134 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1941 | #3,454 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1935 | #3,645 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1934 | #4,760 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1932 | #4,249 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1931 | #3,740 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1930 | #3,243 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1927 | #4,637 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1926 | #2,826 | 12 | 0.0010% |
| 1925 | #5,523 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1923 | #3,284 | 10 | 0.0008% |
| 1922 | #2,906 | 12 | 0.0010% |
| 1921 | #2,885 | 12 | 0.0010% |
| 1920 | #2,837 | 12 | 0.0010% |
| 1919 | #3,379 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1918 | #2,954 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1917 | #3,275 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1915 | #2,836 | 10 | 0.0010% |
| 1914 | #2,794 | 8 | 0.0011% |
| 1912 | #2,857 | 6 | 0.0011% |
| 1910 | #2,068 | 7 | 0.0018% |
| 1905 | #1,848 | 6 | 0.0021% |
| 1899 | #1,762 | 5 | 0.0021% |
| 1898 | #1,633 | 6 | 0.0023% |
| 1893 | #1,583 | 5 | 0.0023% |
| 1892 | #1,234 | 7 | 0.0033% |
| 1891 | #1,294 | 6 | 0.0032% |
| 1890 | #1,067 | 8 | 0.0042% |
| 1889 | #1,415 | 5 | 0.0028% |
| 1887 | #917 | 8 | 0.0055% |
| 1886 | #1,221 | 5 | 0.0035% |
| 1880 | #808 | 6 | 0.0066% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | #10,371 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2015 | #8,480 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2014 | #13,375 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #11,687 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2012 | #7,940 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2011 | #11,789 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #11,964 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2008 | #10,647 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 2007 | #11,870 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2006 | #11,575 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2005 | #12,703 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #11,724 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1999 | #8,424 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1996 | #7,697 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1992 | #6,490 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1990 | #5,667 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1989 | #5,056 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1988 | #3,303 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1987 | #7,738 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1986 | #6,451 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1985 | #5,554 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1984 | #4,836 | 8 | 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 Mena Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You have psychic power. You can carry on for others with joy. You have a receptive nature and may bear burdens for others. You are pragmatic, thorough, strong-willed, practical and stubborn at times. You are hard working, often martyr to duty. You like home and security above all. You have an eventful, exciting life. You are versatile and have the ability to learn easily.
You find the best contentment in life when you own your own home and provide well for your family and loved ones. You have a great sense of responsibility and duty. You are comforting, appreciative and affectionate. Your obligation in life is to hold justice and truth, and if you follow the Law, you can find the great happiness and satisfaction.
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