Name meaning & stats
Menna
Menna. 223 US babies since 1940, peak 2022. Notable Mennas are 1.3× over-represented as journalists.
What it means
No agreed meaning on record
In US birth records
Peak year: 2022
223 US babies were named Menna between 1940 and 2025.
Menna around the world
- England & Wales: 501 babies since 1996, peak 2004, No. 2,439 in 2025
- France: 20 babies since 1900, peak 2022
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Mennas end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Actor | 1.2× | Low · 3 people |
| Writer | 1.2× | Low · 2 people |
| Journalist | 1.3× | Low · 2 people |
| Professor | 1.1× | Low · 1 people |
Among notable women who are journalists, Mennas show up 1.3× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
Other spellings
1 in 15 Meenas spell it Menna
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2022)