Hena

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Hena: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Hena: Recorded since 1996, its highest recorded position is #1,287, and it stood at #5,891 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
24times a registrar ranked it
29years from first to last
#1287highest recorded position
5groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Girls

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2024

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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#1914
1997	#1287
1998	#1571
1999	#1970
2000	#1594
2001	#2783
2002	#1317
2003	#2191
2004	#1952
2005	#2438
2006	#2320
2007	#2627
2008	#4524
2009	#2326
2010	#1993
2011	#2893
2012	#5876
2013	#4739
2015	#3615
2017	#5765
2018	#4684
2019	#5591
2023	#5687
2024	#5891

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in 24 of the 29 years from 1996 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 1996–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #1914 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #1287 among girls in England and Wales, in 1997 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5891 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls

Hena by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Hena in England and Wales · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	41	4 of 10	10
2000sbusiest	88	10 of 10	9
2010s	44	8 of 10	6
2020s	6	2 of 10	3

Across England and Wales · Girls, the 2000s were its busiest decade, averaging 9 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Hena appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1287 in England and Wales in 1997.

Hena's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	female	#5891	3	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	female	#5687	3	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	female	#5591	3	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	female	#4684	4	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	female	#5765	3	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	female	#3615	6	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	female	#4739	4	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	female	#5876	3	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	female	#2893	8	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	female	#1993	13	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	female	#2326	10	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	female	#4524	4	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	female	#2627	8	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	female	#2320	9	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	female	#2438	8	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	female	#1952	10	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	female	#2191	8	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	female	#1317	15	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	female	#2783	5	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	female	#1594	11	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	female	#1970	8	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	female	#1571	11	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	female	#1287	14	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	female	#1914	8	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1996 and 2024, ranked in 24 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #1,287, first reached in 1997.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 15 births, registered in England and Wales in 2002.

Its record falls into 4 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 3 years.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

4decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 4 decades →
18 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years10 to 19 unbroken years →
4separate stretches the record falls into4 separate stretches →
3 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period2 to 3 years missing →
#5,891position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
15births registered in its largest year, 2002Under 25 births →

Where to go next

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A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Javeria · #1287, 29y
Nadiya · #1287, 29y
Arvind · #1286, 25y
D'andre · #1286, 20y

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1990 and 1999.

Javeria · #1287, 29y
Nadiya · #1287, 29y
Arvind · #1286, 25y
D'andre · #1286, 20y

Hena and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Hena without appearing here.

Hena moved ahead of

Kristy Compare
In 2017 they stood at #5876 and #3285 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2018 that had become #4684 and #5666.

Moved ahead of Hena

Cecilie Compare
In 2022 they stood at #4739 and #5742 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2023 that had become #5687 and #2504.
Rory Compare
In 2016 they stood at #3615 and #5730 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2017 that had become #5765 and #2706.
Kai Compare
In 2011 they stood at #2893 and #5785 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2012 that had become #5876 and #3285.
Ezra Compare
In 2014 they stood at #4739 and #5742 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2015 that had become #3615 and #1279.

Moved the opposite way to Hena

Ada Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Hena went from #1914 to #5891 while Ada went from #2683 to #40.
Alma Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Hena went from #1914 to #5891 while Alma went from #2096 to #234.
Alyssa Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Hena went from #1914 to #5891 while Alyssa went from #783 to #285.
Amalie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Hena went from #1914 to #5891 while Amalie went from #2096 to #1128.

Moved the same way as Hena

Abigail Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Hena went from #1914 to #5891 and Abigail from #21 to #154.
Aimee Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Hena went from #1914 to #5891 and Aimee from #70 to #1603.
Aisling Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Hena went from #1914 to #5891 and Aisling from #440 to #2000.
Alex Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Hena went from #1914 to #5891 and Alex from #161 to #2253.

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Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1287 in England and Wales in 1997. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Hena

Hena at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Hena by decade in England and Wales · Girls

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Hena at a glance

Hena by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Hena appears in

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Also first recorded in the 1990s

Hena and the names beside it

Hena moved ahead of

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