Reena
Reena was the 6068th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 20 babies. Its best year was 1980, when it ranked 1315th with 97 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 976 places. More babies were named Reena in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Rena) Origin uncertain · English
- Rank in 2025
- #6,068 girls, up 509 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 20girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 198097 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,318babies recorded
What does the name Reena mean?
Reena is a spelling of Rena, pronounced the same way, so it shares Rena's meaning and origin.
Rena has no single documented origin in our sources. It was most common in the US around 1900 and is probably, in most cases, a short form of longer names ending in -rena or -ina, such as Irene, Serena or Lorena; Wiktionary's Estonian entry relates Rena to Irene. The same spelling is used for unrelated names elsewhere, including Japanese Rena. Without family information, its meaning cannot be stated with confidence.
How sure is this? Uncertain. Rena's origin is not documented in the sources consulted; the short-form explanation is a likely guess.
Related names: Irene, Serena, Rina, Reena.
See also: English names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Rena', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wikipedia, 'Rena (given name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
Reena popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,068 | 20 |
| 2020 | #6,577 | 18 |
| 2010 | #3,802 | 41 |
| 2000 | #3,576 | 37 |
| 1990 | #2,786 | 42 |
| 1980 | #1,315 | 97 |
| 1970 | #3,282 | 20 |
| 1960 | #3,177 | 16 |
| 1950 | #3,894 | 9 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | #5,113 | 5 |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Reena, counting every spelling?
Reena is a spelling of Rena, a name family that ranked #1,222 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #6,068 for Reena on its own. Together these spellings went to 174 girls in 2025.
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Reena?
20 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Reena (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Reena born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 423 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Reena.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Reena?
About 2,200 people born in the US named Reena are alive today, with a median age of 38; half are between 22 and 47. That makes Reena mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Reena by state
How common Reena was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Reena: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Reena, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Reena
What does Reena mean?
The origin of Rena is uncertain: Rena's origin is not documented in the sources consulted; the short-form explanation is a likely guess.
How popular is the name Reena?
Reena was the 6068th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 20 babies. Its best year was 1980, when it ranked 1315th with 97 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 976 places. More babies were named Reena in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Reena a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Reena in the US.
Where is Reena most popular?
In 2021–2025, Reena was most common in New Jersey (0.03 per 1,000 girls).