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Rena

Girl

Meaning of Rena: Hebrew: 'joyful song'

Rena is a girl's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2309th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 2411th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2309

75 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2411

11 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

39,247

First recorded 1880 · peak 1916

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 288 babies1982: 307 babies1983: 258 babies1984: 227 babies1985: 193 babies1986: 190 babies1987: 185 babies1988: 195 babies1989: 177 babies1990: 161 babies19901991: 150 babies1992: 150 babies1993: 127 babies1994: 101 babies1995: 115 babies1996: 135 babies1997: 99 babies1998: 110 babies1999: 125 babies2000: 126 babies20002001: 131 babies2002: 116 babies2003: 131 babies2004: 98 babies2005: 108 babies2006: 113 babies2007: 107 babies2008: 86 babies2009: 89 babies2010: 100 babies20102011: 67 babies2012: 75 babies2013: 61 babies2014: 82 babies2015: 65 babies2016: 68 babies2017: 80 babies2018: 89 babies2019: 65 babies2020: 100 babies20202021: 77 babies2022: 74 babies2023: 96 babies2024: 65 babies2025: 75 babies
US babies named Rena per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 307.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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