Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Kena 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 1947. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kena through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,911
- 63 boys · 1,848 girls
- Most popular year
- 1975
- 70 babies
- 2025
- 13
- #8,105 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +8%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 13 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 8,105 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 70 in 1975. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,922 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.
Kena’s family of names
In Greek usage, Kena as a surname is a transliteration of Κένα.
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Kena, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Kelley
“a warrior” · “one who defends”
41% boys · 59% girls
Kellyn
“a slender, beautiful, and powerful woman” · “one who is slender”
30% boys · 70% girls
Deni
“a follower of Dionysus” · “follower of Dionysus”
33% boys · 67% girls
Aquila
“resembling an eagle; a constellation”
50% boys · 50% girls
Freedom
“an independent woman” · “an independent man”
39% boys · 61% girls
Seneca
“a tribal name”
41% boys · 59% girls
Lorien
29% boys · 71% girls
Nyree
“a yellow-haired woman”
35% boys · 65% girls