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Dena

Dena: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“judged; vindicated”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
DEE-nuh · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls

Usually treated as a variant of Dina/Dinah, from Hebrew Dinah. It can also occur as a short form of names like Deanna, so usage is not always from the Hebrew name.

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How popular is Dena?

20248.4 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Dena in 202428

2024 rank#4,761 girls

Peak year1970

Total US babies since 188032,500

Dena is steady now but far below its 1970 peak.

Names like Dena

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Dinajudged; vindicated · Hebrew
  • Deenareligion; faith · Arabic
  • Deanavalley; or divine · English
  • Elizabethmy God is an oath · Hebrew
  • Elianamy God has answered · Hebrew
  • Abigailmy father is joy · Hebrew
  • Naomipleasantness · Hebrew
  • Hannahgrace; favor · Hebrew

Dena questions

What does the name Dena mean?

Dena means "judged; vindicated". It comes from Hebrew. Usually treated as a variant of Dina/Dinah, from Hebrew Dinah. It can also occur as a short form of names like Deanna, so usage is not always from the Hebrew name.

Is Dena a boy or girl name?

Dena is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Dena?

28 US babies were named Dena in 2024. Its peak year was 1970.

How do you pronounce Dena?

Dena is usually pronounced DEE-nuh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.