Rina
Rina was the 2319th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 79 babies. Its best year was 1884, when it ranked 1143rd; the most babies were born in 1980 (90). Over the last ten years it has moved up 484 places. More babies were named Rina in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Rena) Origin uncertain · English
- Rank in 2025
- #2,319 girls, up 389 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 79girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 198090 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,809babies recorded
What does the name Rina mean?
Rina 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)
Rina popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,319 | 79 |
| 2020 | #2,708 | 62 |
| 2010 | #3,005 | 57 |
| 2000 | #2,664 | 56 |
| 1990 | #2,022 | 67 |
| 1980 | #1,390 | 90 |
| 1970 | #1,631 | 58 |
| 1960 | #2,081 | 31 |
| 1950 | #2,514 | 17 |
| 1940 | #1,782 | 21 |
| 1930 | #1,922 | 19 |
| 1920 | #2,154 | 18 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | #1,409 | 9 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Rina, counting every spelling?
Rina is a spelling of Rena, a name family that ranked #1,222 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,319 for Rina 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 Rina?
79 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Rina (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Rina 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 106 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Rina.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Rina?
About 4,100 people born in the US named Rina are alive today, with a median age of 34; half are between 16 and 51. That makes Rina mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Rina by state
How common Rina was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Jersey (6.9×), New York (4.6×). In 44 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 Rina: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Rina, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Rina
What does Rina 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 Rina?
Rina was the 2319th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 79 babies. Its best year was 1884, when it ranked 1143rd; the most babies were born in 1980 (90). Over the last ten years it has moved up 484 places. More babies were named Rina in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Rina a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Rina in the US.
Where is Rina most popular?
In 2021–2025, Rina was most common in New Jersey (0.30 per 1,000 girls), followed by New York and California.