ESC Name Rank Total Searching... No names found Try searching for: Emma, Liam, Olivia, Noah... 1905 First Year 2024 Last Year 2022 Peak Year #5168 Peak Rank 268 Total Count 35 Years Active 🌍 ## Meaning & Origin of Thena What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures. Thena is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Martin A. Bursten and Jack Kirby, the character first appeared as Minerva in Red Raven Comics #1, but was later reintroduced as Thena in The Eternals #5\. She is a member of the Eternals, a race of superhumans in the Marvel Universe. She was also a member of Heroes for Hire. Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thena) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thena) [![Wikipedia thumbnail for Thena](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a4/Etrnlsv2003_cvr.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thena) 📖 ## The Story of Thena Thena first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1905, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2022: 25 births, good for #5,168 nationwide. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 28% of all recorded Thenas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (13 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 268 Thenas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s. ## Popularity Over Time ## Popularity by State ME WA MT ND MN WI MI NY VT NH MA OR ID SD IA IL IN OH PA NJ CT RI CA NV WY NE MO KY WV VA MD DE DC UT CO KS AR TN NC SC AK AZ NM OK LA MS AL GA HI TX FL Top 10 11-50 51-100 101-500 500+ No data 🎶 ## Names that sound like Thena Phonetically similar names — useful when Thena is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * [Thana](/thana) * Thunny * [Than](/than) * Thunk * Thun * [Thoma](/thoma) * [Thema](/thema) * Thano * Theano * [Sunnah](/sunnah) * [Sunna](/sunna) * [Tonna](/tonna) Source: [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated. ❓ ## Frequently Asked Questions about Thena What does the name Thena mean? Thena is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Martin A. Bursten and Jack Kirby, the character first appeared as Minerva in Red Raven Comics #1, but was later reintroduced as Thena in The Eternals #5\. She is a member of the Eternals, a race of superhumans in the Marvel Universe. She was also a member of Heroes for Hire. How popular is Thena in 2026? In 2026, Thena ranks #7,937 among girls' names in the U.S., with 13 babies given the name that year. When was Thena most popular? Thena reached its peak popularity in 2022, ranking #5,168 that year with 25 babies given the name. In which U.S. states is Thena most popular? Thena has historically been most popular in Texas. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Thena. Is Thena a unisex name? In U.S. Social Security records, Thena is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name. What names go well with Thena? Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Thena include Lorese, Tereatha, Delmarie. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data. ## Similar Names [👧LoresePeak #5168](/lorese)[👧TereathaPeak #5168](/tereatha)[👧DelmariePeak #5168](/delmarie)[👧LorainnePeak #5168](/lorainne)[👧GlenettaPeak #5168](/glenetta)[👧GayannPeak #5168](/gayann)[👧ZonnaPeak #5168](/zonna)[👧WandalynPeak #5168](/wandalyn) ## About the name Thena Thena is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1905 and has accumulated 268 births in the dataset. Thena's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #5,168\. Use the chart and map above to compare Thena's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices. ### Continue exploring * [ Top names of 2022 → ](/year/2022) * [ Names of the 2020s → ](/decade/2020s) * [ Names starting with "T" → ](/letter/t) * [ Browse all girl names → ](/names/girls) * [ Top names of 2026 → ](/year/2026) Data sources * Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. [Social Security Administration ](https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/). Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships. * Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — [Behind the Name ](https://www.behindthename.com/) (used under their public API terms). * Meaning prose and editorial summary — [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/) article extracts, licensed under [CC BY-SA 3.0 ](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). * Predicted nationality distribution — [Nationalize.io ](https://nationalize.io/). * Phonetically similar names — [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.