Given name & surname

Amena

Amena is used as a given name and a surname.

Meaning & origin

A reliable meaning for Amena isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1968. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Amena through the years

Babies since 1880
1,081
0 boys · 1,081 girls
Most popular year
2016
44 babies
2025
30
#4,557 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20
−1%
Steady
0102030198020002025Highest share 202119
Amena in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1968–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

Where it’s given

Most at home inTexas
FewerMore, relative to births Not published
2025 births by state of birth. Tiles are equal-sized so small states stay visible. Highest rates: Texas (7).

By the numbers

In 2025, this name appeared in 30 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,557 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 0.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (7). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,488 as a first name in 2020.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Amena’s family of names

Amena has a related form in Amina.

Walk Amena’s family in the name graph

AmenaAmenahAminaAmmenaAmoena

Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

People named Amena

Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.

Similar names

If you love Amena, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Modern

Aleenah

17Very rareCooling

>99% girls

Modern

Alveena

“triend of the elves”

0Not recently recordedCooling

>99% girls

Modern

Aminna

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Modern

Awna

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Modern

Aleeyah

25RareCooling

>99% girls

English · Modern

Daiana

Daiana is a feminine given name from English. It is used in Spanish.

24RareEasing

>99% girls

Modern

Aiona

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Amena’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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