Rena

Meaning: Reborn
Origin: Latin — Short form of Renata or a feminine form of René, also a short form of names ending in -rena

Meaning: Possibly song, joy
Origin: Hebrew — Possibly also a form of Rina

Girl's name · #2402 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Few names move less than Rena — on the books since 1880, #2402 in 2025, and dependable in between. Roughly 39,000 girls have carried the name since. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 5 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#1,248 in Austria (2025) · #3,044 in Canada (2025) · #4,867 in England & Wales (2025) · #6,807 in France (2024) · #20,876 in Italy (2022) · #772 in Poland (2021) · #11,124 in Ecuador (2021) · #716 in Ireland (2019) · #510 in Scotland (1977) · #173 in New Zealand (1908).

Famous Renas

Rena Sofer — American actress (born 1968)
Rena Owen — New Zealand actress (born 1962)
Rena Riffel — American actress (born 1969)
Rena Nōnen — Japanese actress and singer (born 1993)
Rena Matsui — Japanese actor, singer, and novelist (born 1991)

In stories & tradition

Rena Ryūgū — Higurashi When They Cry character
Rena Mizunashi^zh — Case Closed (anime series)
Réna Laḯdī — To patari (book)

What Renas become

Among 288 notable people named Rena:

Entertainers appear 3.11× more often than among typical names — e.g. Rena Sofer, American actress (born 1968).

Similar names: Malinda · Reva · Zena · Polly · Leana · Edna

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