Rena

#2,387 for girls in 2025, 75 births · Last seen for boys in 1990 at #7,178
Given to girls 99.7% of the time

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Peak · girls
1885 · 148 births
Debut · girls
74 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
39,124
since 1880

Rena over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Rena has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201958peak #153, 1885girls
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#2,38775—
2024#2,66165—
2023#2,03396—
2022#2,44574—
2021#2,34577—
2020#1,908100—
2019#2,65165—
2018#2,13089—
2017#2,30280—
2016#2,59468—
2015#2,71265—
2014#2,26782—
2013#2,80461—
2012#2,44975—
2011#2,63867—
2010#1,992100—
2009#2,20489—
2008#2,26786—
2007#1,929107—
2006#1,809113—
2005#1,803108—
2004#1,90998—
2003#1,486131—
2002#1,594116—
2001#1,438131—
2000#1,456126—
1999#1,408125—
1998#1,526110—
1997#1,60699—
1996#1,279135—
1995#1,419115—
1994#1,535101—
1993#1,318127—
1992#1,170150—
1991#1,167150—
1990#1,124155#7,1786
1989#978177—
1988#897195—
1987#900185—
1986#873190—
1985#842193—
1984#737222#6,3155
1983#666258—
1982#596302#6,3855
1981#627288—
1980#605303—
1979#693244—
1978#634260—
1977#611275—
1976#642241#4,9356
1975#577287—
1974#588269—
1973#597264—
1972#524324—
1971#522352#4,3756
1970#496401—
1969#482402—
1968#472416—
1967#475399—
1966#464419#3,5376
1965#452447—
1964#421538—
1963#442482—
1962#400575—
1961#429523#4,0655
1960#430518#2,53511
1959#428494#3,2907
1958#422492#3,5596
1957#429480—
1956#423466#3,9425
1955#403471—
1954#419428—
1953#420422#3,1437
1952#420412—
1951#421395—
1950#416370—
1949#402394—
1948#393406—
1947#407393—
1946#392373—
1945#391331#3,3385
1944#399316—
1943#365389—
1942#381348—
1941#381320—
1940#379307#2,6718
1939#360326—
1938#381304—
1937#331353—
1936#369296—
1935#337352—
1934#333356—
1933#350320#3,0047
1932#341344#2,8498
1931#346341—
1930#335373—
1929#322409—
1928#318429#2,8439
1927#323433#3,7806
1926#315445—
1925#312452—
1924#291521—
1923#294487—
1922#287518—
1921#283549—
1920#292494—
1919#280517—
1918#275518—
1917#271522—
1916#255573#3,8975
1915#258519—
1914#262387—
1913#265306—
1912#249319—
1911#242260—
1910#241253—
1909#259193—
1908#239201—
1907#228209—
1906#231188—
1905#219204—
1904#201225—
1903#195217—
1902#192230—
1901#192215—
1900#204235—
1899#198193—
1898#198218—
1897#200193—
1896#194203—
1895#198189—
1894#179217—
1893#189186—
1892#187181—
1891#182173—
1890#174192—
1889#181161—
1888#166172—
1887#157155—
1886#185119—
1885#153148—
1884#18794—
1883#162105—
1882#159103—
1881#15388—
1880#17374—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Rena was already there! It came in at #173, and was given to 74 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 2011–2019, when fewer than 90 girls a year got the name.

Where Rena is popular in 1958

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Rena, so not publishedAKMaine: #264 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,921 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Rena, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Rena, so not publishedNHWashington: #445 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,067 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Rena, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Rena, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Rena, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Rena, so not publishedMNIllinois: #340 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 3,035 girlsILWisconsin: #519 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 8,668 girlsWIMichigan: #468 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 5,409 girlsMINew York: #486 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 5,472 girlsNYMassachusetts: #423 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 6,699 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Rena, so not publishedRIOregon: #315 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,171 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Rena, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Rena, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Rena, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Rena, so not publishedIAIndiana: #341 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,967 girlsINOhio: #400 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 4,274 girlsOHPennsylvania: #487 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 6,440 girlsPANew Jersey: #440 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 5,224 girlsNJConnecticut: #376 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,044 girlsCTCalifornia: #448 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 3,880 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Rena, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Rena, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Rena, so not publishedNEMissouri: #313 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,783 girlsMOKentucky: #322 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,742 girlsKYWest Virginia: #242 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,611 girlsWVVirginia: #391 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,713 girlsVAMaryland: #378 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,751 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Rena, so not publishedDEArizona: #199 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 826 girlsAZNew Mexico: #308 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,644 girlsNMKansas: #434 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,209 girlsKSArkansas: #346 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,560 girlsARTennessee: #331 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,819 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #350 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,734 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #317 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,237 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #302 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,253 girlsDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Rena, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #460 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,931 girlsLAMississippi: #468 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,218 girlsMSAlabama: #368 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,768 girlsALGeorgia: #397 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,471 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Rena, so not publishedHITexas: #471 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 3,871 girlsTXFlorida: #376 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,966 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Arizona#199 · 1 in 826
  2. West Virginia#242 · 1 in 1,611
  3. Maine#264 · 1 in 1,921
  4. District of Columbia#302 · 1 in 2,253
  5. New Mexico#308 · 1 in 1,644

Best ever in a state: #59 in Maine, 1910.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Arizona#199171 in 826
West Virginia#242121 in 1,611
Maine#26451 in 1,921
District of Columbia#30261 in 2,253
New Mexico#30871 in 1,644
Missouri#313161 in 2,783
Oregon#31571 in 2,171
South Carolina#317121 in 2,237
Kentucky#322121 in 2,742
Tennessee#331131 in 2,819
Illinois#340351 in 3,035
Indiana#341171 in 2,967
Arkansas#34671 in 2,560
North Carolina#350181 in 2,734
Alabama#368131 in 2,768
Connecticut#37661 in 4,044
Florida#376161 in 2,966
Maryland#37881 in 3,751
Virginia#391111 in 3,713
Georgia#397131 in 3,471
Ohio#400251 in 4,274
Massachusetts#42381 in 6,699
Kansas#43451 in 4,209
New Jersey#440111 in 5,224
Washington#44571 in 4,067
California#448421 in 3,880
Louisiana#460101 in 3,931
Michigan#468171 in 5,409
Mississippi#46861 in 4,218
Texas#471291 in 3,871
New York#486311 in 5,472
Pennsylvania#487181 in 6,440
Wisconsin#51951 in 8,668
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Rena
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 274 spots since 2024 (#2,661 → #2,387)
  • 479 spots since 2020 (#1,908 → #2,387)
  • 325 spots since 2015 (#2,712 → #2,387)
  • Biggest jump: 88 spots in 1980 (#693 → #605)
  • Biggest drop: 146 spots in 1990 (#978 → #1,124)
Rise & fade · girls
5 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1885 at #153 (148 births)
  • Births halved by 2011, 126 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 110 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 110 yrs · run 1880–1989
Share of babies · girls
1 in 899
  • Highest: 1 in 899 girls born in 1885 were named Rena (0.11%)
  • Latest: 1 in 21,430 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
  • 12.1% of all girls named Rena (4,737) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s1,219#153 (1885)#168
1890s1,945#174 (1890)#190
1900s2,117#192 (1902)#216
1910s4,174#241 (1910)#260
1920s4,737#283 (1921)#304
1930s3,365#331 (1937)#348
1940s3,577#365 (1943)#389
1950s4,430#403 (1955)#420
1960s4,719#400 (1962)#447
1970s2,917#496 (1970)#588
1980s2,313#596 (1982)#772
1990s1,267#1,124 (1990)#1,355
2000s1,105#1,438 (2001)#1,790
2010s752#1,992 (2010)#2,454
2020s487#1,908 (2020)#2,297

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Rena in 1958

girls
#422
492 births · 1 in 4,089 girls
boys
#3,559
6 births · 1 in 353,735 boys

Top girls' names in 1958

  1. #1Mary55,848
  2. #2Susan45,175
  3. #3Linda41,904
  4. #4Karen38,487
  5. #5Patricia37,961
  6. #6Debra35,521
  7. #7Deborah32,943
  8. #8Cynthia31,014
  9. #9Barbara27,874
  10. #10Donna26,959
  11. #422Rena492

Top boys' names in 1958

  1. #1Michael90,604
  2. #2David82,681
  3. #3James78,774
  4. #4Robert77,338
  5. #5John76,057
  6. #6William54,254
  7. #7Mark52,698
  8. #8Richard50,007
  9. #9Thomas42,088
  10. #10Steven32,968
  11. #3,559Rena6
More about 1958

girls

2,011,619 girls got a published name in 1958; 1 in 4,089 of them was named Rena, which outranked 94.0% of the 7,030 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rena
  1. #419Colette496
  2. #420Mattie495
  3. #421Dixie494
  4. #422Rena492
  5. #422Geneva492
  6. #424Marcy490
  7. #425Gay488
  8. #425Olga488

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1957
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,133Brigitte#1,904 → #771
  2. ↑ 760Samantha#1,754 → #994
  3. ↑ 709Selena#1,388 → #679
  4. ↑ 672Tambra#1,588 → #916
  5. ↑ 570Bridgette#1,274 → #704
Fallers
  1. ↓ 312Sarita#970 → #1,282
  2. ↓ 311Beryl#910 → #1,221
  3. ↓ 309Sherree#827 → #1,136
  4. ↓ 275Winnie#965 → #1,240
  5. ↓ 236Jacalyn#975 → #1,211

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

2,122,409 boys got a published name in 1958; 1 in 353,735 of them was named Rena, which outranked 20.9% of the 4,502 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rena
  1. #3,275Willliam7
  2. #3,275Wwlliam7
  3. #3,275Yehuda7
  4. #3,559Rena6
  5. #3,559Abdul6
  6. #3,559Abelino6
  7. #3,559Abie6
  8. #3,944Addis5
  9. #3,944Adger5
  10. #3,944Adolpho5

Tied with 384 names at #3,559; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1957
Risers
  1. ↑ 742Wayde#1,364 → #622
  2. ↑ 568Maverick#1,364 → #796
  3. ↑ 516Darren#897 → #381
  4. ↑ 435Tobin#1,250 → #815
  5. ↑ 406Dion#928 → #522
Fallers
  1. ↓ 388Claud#957 → #1,345
  2. ↓ 349Ritchie#823 → #1,172
  3. ↓ 333Levon#944 → #1,277
  4. ↓ 320Weston#957 → #1,277
  5. ↓ 297Parker#925 → #1,222

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1958 →