Meaning & origin
What it means
In Greek use, Thena carries the interpretation “wise.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.
How it developed
Thena is used as a form of Athena.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1905. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Thena is a form of Athena. The history of Athena gives this family its wider story. In mythological stories, Athena is associated with the goddess of war and wisdom.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Thena through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 274
- 0 boys · 274 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 25 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #14,774 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 14,774 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 205 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.
Thena’s family of names
Thena is a form of Athena. Thena has a related form in Theana. Thena has a related form in Theena.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 4
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.
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