Dena is a girl name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Dena means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Dena across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Dena has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Dena is a girl name of Hebrew origin meaning “judged, vindicated”. A variant of Dinah, also used as a short form of names like Bernadine.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 32,535 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 137 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Dena per year, United States (1880 to 2025). United States peaked in 1970 (1,542/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2001 (12/yr).
Dena has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1970, when it ranked #386 nationally (given to 1,542 babies that year).
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