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Dena

Girl

Meaning of Dena: Hebrew: 'judged' or 'vindicated'

Dena is a girl's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 4365th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 5891st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#4365

30 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5891

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

32,535

First recorded 1880 · peak 1970

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 484 babies1982: 451 babies1983: 416 babies1984: 406 babies1985: 358 babies1986: 273 babies1987: 236 babies1988: 250 babies1989: 225 babies1990: 196 babies19901991: 156 babies1992: 142 babies1993: 128 babies1994: 115 babies1995: 127 babies1996: 154 babies1997: 101 babies1998: 101 babies1999: 90 babies2000: 94 babies20002001: 71 babies2002: 93 babies2003: 84 babies2004: 65 babies2005: 69 babies2006: 66 babies2007: 61 babies2008: 59 babies2009: 47 babies2010: 50 babies20102011: 42 babies2012: 34 babies2013: 43 babies2014: 45 babies2015: 37 babies2016: 44 babies2017: 42 babies2018: 37 babies2019: 32 babies2020: 29 babies20202021: 32 babies2022: 35 babies2023: 27 babies2024: 29 babies2025: 30 babies
US babies named Dena per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 484.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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