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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201975peak #153, 1885girls
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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 1975

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Rena, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Rena, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Rena, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Rena, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Rena, so not publishedWAIdaho: 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: #603 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 4,977 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Rena, so not publishedWIMichigan: #588 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 5,571 girlsMINew York: #591 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 4,627 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Rena, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Rena, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Rena, so not publishedORNevada: 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: fewer than 5 girls named Rena, so not publishedINOhio: #677 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 7,704 girlsOHPennsylvania: #691 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 8,131 girlsPANew Jersey: #490 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,271 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Rena, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #475 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 3,010 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: #485 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,161 girlsMOKentucky: #383 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,925 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Rena, so not publishedWVVirginia: #460 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,866 girlsVAMaryland: #419 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,946 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Rena, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Rena, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: #350 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,534 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Rena, so not publishedKSArkansas: #329 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,805 girlsARTennessee: #525 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,405 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #581 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,390 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Rena, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #244 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 981 girlsDCOklahoma: #340 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,993 girlsOKLouisiana: #603 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,261 girlsLAMississippi: #329 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,728 girlsMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Rena, so not publishedALGeorgia: #643 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,161 girlsGAHawaii: #277 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 903 girlsHITexas: #622 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 4,558 girlsTXFlorida: #777 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,890 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. District of Columbia#244 · 1 in 981
  2. Hawaii#277 · 1 in 903
  3. Mississippi#329 · 1 in 1,728
  4. Arkansas#329 · 1 in 1,805
  5. Oklahoma#340 · 1 in 1,993

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#24461 in 981
Hawaii#27751 in 903
Arkansas#32971 in 1,805
Mississippi#32991 in 1,728
Oklahoma#34081 in 1,993
New Mexico#35051 in 1,534
Kentucky#38381 in 2,925
Maryland#41961 in 2,946
Virginia#46071 in 3,866
California#475461 in 3,010
Missouri#48571 in 4,161
New Jersey#490111 in 3,271
Tennessee#52561 in 4,405
North Carolina#58161 in 5,390
Michigan#588101 in 5,571
New York#591221 in 4,627
Illinois#603141 in 4,977
Louisiana#60361 in 4,261
Texas#622211 in 4,558
Georgia#64361 in 5,161
Ohio#67791 in 7,704
Pennsylvania#69181 in 8,131
Florida#77761 in 6,890
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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 1975

girls
#577
287 births · 1 in 5,080 girls

Top girls' names in 1975

  1. #1Jennifer58,190
  2. #2Amy32,254
  3. #3Heather24,301
  4. #4Melissa24,168
  5. #5Angela23,361
  6. #6Michelle22,665
  7. #7Kimberly20,257
  8. #8Lisa18,139
  9. #9Stephanie15,775
  10. #10Nicole14,275
  11. #577Rena287
More about 1975

girls

1,457,861 girls got a published name in 1975; 1 in 5,080 of them was named Rena, which outranked 94.6% of the 10,618 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rena
  1. #572Luciana289
  2. #572Tessa289
  3. #576Ivy288
  4. #577Rena287
  5. #577Susie287
  6. #579Annmarie286
  7. #579Lorrie286
  8. #579Tiffani286

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

Biggest movers since 1974
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,732Pepper#2,683 → #951
  2. ↑ 1,666Mandie#2,396 → #730
  3. ↑ 1,140Tiana#1,772 → #632
  4. ↑ 779Lacy#1,486 → #707
  5. ↑ 719Lacey#1,284 → #565
Fallers
  1. ↓ 447Nia#672 → #1,119
  2. ↓ 429Alethea#716 → #1,145
  3. ↓ 404Cicely#608 → #1,012
  4. ↓ 307Elaina#994 → #1,301
  5. ↓ 303Cristin#938 → #1,241

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

See the top 100 for 1975 →