Reina
Reina was the 582nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 510 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 553rd with 551 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 372 places. More babies were named Reina in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning queen (Spanish) · Spanish, Latin
Say it RAY-nuh /ˈreɪnə/
- Rank in 2025
- #582 girls, up 9 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 510girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2024551 babies
- Total since 1880
- 14,080babies recorded
What does the name Reina mean?
Reina is the Spanish word for queen, from Latin regina. Wiktionary records it as a Spanish girls' name taken from reina and as a variant of Reyna. DMNES adds that in medieval Europe a similar name, Reina or Reine, could also be a French form of Regina or a pet form of Germanic names beginning with ragin, counsel or might. So most modern Reinas carry the Spanish "queen," while older European ones may go back to the Germanic element.
reina (Spanish, “queen”)rēgīna (Latin, “queen”)*ragin (Proto-Germanic, “counsel, might”)
How sure is this? Probable. Spanish 'queen' is the usual modern source; DMNES shows a separate Germanic medieval name of the same shape.
Pronunciation: In Spanish the ei is one syllable: RAY-nah.
Related names: Reyna, Regina, Raina, Rayna.
See also: Spanish names, names that mean king or queen.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Reina' (Spanish section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Reina', DMNES (Durham University)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Regina', DMNES (Durham University)
Reina popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #582 | 510 |
| 2020 | #591 | 493 |
| 2010 | #974 | 262 |
| 2000 | #849 | 260 |
| 1990 | #1,043 | 172 |
| 1980 | #1,042 | 138 |
| 1970 | #1,384 | 76 |
| 1960 | #1,972 | 34 |
| 1950 | #2,639 | 16 |
| 1940 | #2,544 | 12 |
| 1930 | #1,861 | 20 |
| 1920 | #2,702 | 13 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Reina, counting every spelling?
Reina is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #362 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #582 for Reina on its own. Together these spellings went to 906 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reina | 510 | #582 | 2,480 |
| Rayna | 342 | #796 | 1,893 |
| Raena | 35 | #4,148 | 192 |
| Rainah | 11 | #9,326 | 54 |
| Raynah | 8 | #11,705 | 44 |
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 Reina?
510 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Reina (0.14 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Reina 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 16 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Reina.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Reina?
About 13,500 people born in the US named Reina are alive today, with a median age of 19; half are between 7 and 32. That makes Reina mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Reina by state
How common Reina was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Nevada (2.0×), Massachusetts (1.6×), Arizona (1.6×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Alabama, Kansas, Arkansas.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Reina: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Reina, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Reina · Sibling names for Reina
Questions about the name Reina
What does Reina mean?
Reina means “queen (Spanish)” (Spanish, Latin origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Reina?
Reina was the 582nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 510 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 553rd with 551 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 372 places. More babies were named Reina in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Reina a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Reina in the US.
Where is Reina most popular?
In 2021–2025, Reina was most common in Hawaii (1.40 per 1,000 girls), followed by Nevada and Massachusetts.