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Rena

/ˈɹinə/ · 100% girls · 75 born in 2025

Rena has been given to about 39,247 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1916, which makes it a Edwardian name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈɹinə/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 21,557
Median age today62 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Rena per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1916 · 578
  • Born in 202575
  • All time39,247
  • England & Wales, 20254

How popular is Rena?

Its best year was 1916, when 578 babies were given the name, ranking 255th. The typical living American called Rena is about 62 years old today. It is relatively most common in New Jersey, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Rena

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Reyna0.85
  2. Trena0.85
  3. Lena0.81
  4. Brenna0.82
  5. Dena0.81
  6. Jena0.81
  7. Gena0.81
  8. Tena0.81

Middle names for Rena

Ranked by flow score
  1. Rena Josephine0.84
  2. Rena Louise0.83
  3. Rena June0.82
  4. Rena Pearl0.82
  5. Rena Quinn0.82
  6. Rena Nell0.82

Sibling names for Rena

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Lenorasister · 0.96
  2. Otisbrother · 0.94
  3. Louiebrother · 0.94
  4. Celiasister · 0.94
  5. Amosbrother · 0.93
  6. Estellasister · 0.92

Where Rena is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New Jersey0.01%
  2. Illinois0.01%
  3. New York0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Rena White0.78
  2. Rena Nguyen0.78
  3. Rena Moore0.78
  4. Rena Lee0.78
  5. Rena Hill0.78
  6. Rena Green0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Rena

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Rena across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.