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
- Peak · girls
- 1885 · 148 births
- Debut · girls
- 74 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 39,124since 1880
Rena over time
Rank among girls' names. Rena has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #2,387 | 75 | — | |
| 2024 | #2,661 | 65 | — | |
| 2023 | #2,033 | 96 | — | |
| 2022 | #2,445 | 74 | — | |
| 2021 | #2,345 | 77 | — | |
| 2020 | #1,908 | 100 | — | |
| 2019 | #2,651 | 65 | — | |
| 2018 | #2,130 | 89 | — | |
| 2017 | #2,302 | 80 | — | |
| 2016 | #2,594 | 68 | — | |
| 2015 | #2,712 | 65 | — | |
| 2014 | #2,267 | 82 | — | |
| 2013 | #2,804 | 61 | — | |
| 2012 | #2,449 | 75 | — | |
| 2011 | #2,638 | 67 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,992 | 100 | — | |
| 2009 | #2,204 | 89 | — | |
| 2008 | #2,267 | 86 | — | |
| 2007 | #1,929 | 107 | — | |
| 2006 | #1,809 | 113 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,803 | 108 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,909 | 98 | — | |
| 2003 | #1,486 | 131 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,594 | 116 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,438 | 131 | — | |
| 2000 | #1,456 | 126 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,408 | 125 | — | |
| 1998 | #1,526 | 110 | — | |
| 1997 | #1,606 | 99 | — | |
| 1996 | #1,279 | 135 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,419 | 115 | — | |
| 1994 | #1,535 | 101 | — | |
| 1993 | #1,318 | 127 | — | |
| 1992 | #1,170 | 150 | — | |
| 1991 | #1,167 | 150 | — | |
| 1990 | #1,124 | 155 | #7,178 | 6 |
| 1989 | #978 | 177 | — | |
| 1988 | #897 | 195 | — | |
| 1987 | #900 | 185 | — | |
| 1986 | #873 | 190 | — | |
| 1985 | #842 | 193 | — | |
| 1984 | #737 | 222 | #6,315 | 5 |
| 1983 | #666 | 258 | — | |
| 1982 | #596 | 302 | #6,385 | 5 |
| 1981 | #627 | 288 | — | |
| 1980 | #605 | 303 | — | |
| 1979 | #693 | 244 | — | |
| 1978 | #634 | 260 | — | |
| 1977 | #611 | 275 | — | |
| 1976 | #642 | 241 | #4,935 | 6 |
| 1975 | #577 | 287 | — | |
| 1974 | #588 | 269 | — | |
| 1973 | #597 | 264 | — | |
| 1972 | #524 | 324 | — | |
| 1971 | #522 | 352 | #4,375 | 6 |
| 1970 | #496 | 401 | — | |
| 1969 | #482 | 402 | — | |
| 1968 | #472 | 416 | — | |
| 1967 | #475 | 399 | — | |
| 1966 | #464 | 419 | #3,537 | 6 |
| 1965 | #452 | 447 | — | |
| 1964 | #421 | 538 | — | |
| 1963 | #442 | 482 | — | |
| 1962 | #400 | 575 | — | |
| 1961 | #429 | 523 | #4,065 | 5 |
| 1960 | #430 | 518 | #2,535 | 11 |
| 1959 | #428 | 494 | #3,290 | 7 |
| 1958 | #422 | 492 | #3,559 | 6 |
| 1957 | #429 | 480 | — | |
| 1956 | #423 | 466 | #3,942 | 5 |
| 1955 | #403 | 471 | — | |
| 1954 | #419 | 428 | — | |
| 1953 | #420 | 422 | #3,143 | 7 |
| 1952 | #420 | 412 | — | |
| 1951 | #421 | 395 | — | |
| 1950 | #416 | 370 | — | |
| 1949 | #402 | 394 | — | |
| 1948 | #393 | 406 | — | |
| 1947 | #407 | 393 | — | |
| 1946 | #392 | 373 | — | |
| 1945 | #391 | 331 | #3,338 | 5 |
| 1944 | #399 | 316 | — | |
| 1943 | #365 | 389 | — | |
| 1942 | #381 | 348 | — | |
| 1941 | #381 | 320 | — | |
| 1940 | #379 | 307 | #2,671 | 8 |
| 1939 | #360 | 326 | — | |
| 1938 | #381 | 304 | — | |
| 1937 | #331 | 353 | — | |
| 1936 | #369 | 296 | — | |
| 1935 | #337 | 352 | — | |
| 1934 | #333 | 356 | — | |
| 1933 | #350 | 320 | #3,004 | 7 |
| 1932 | #341 | 344 | #2,849 | 8 |
| 1931 | #346 | 341 | — | |
| 1930 | #335 | 373 | — | |
| 1929 | #322 | 409 | — | |
| 1928 | #318 | 429 | #2,843 | 9 |
| 1927 | #323 | 433 | #3,780 | 6 |
| 1926 | #315 | 445 | — | |
| 1925 | #312 | 452 | — | |
| 1924 | #291 | 521 | — | |
| 1923 | #294 | 487 | — | |
| 1922 | #287 | 518 | — | |
| 1921 | #283 | 549 | — | |
| 1920 | #292 | 494 | — | |
| 1919 | #280 | 517 | — | |
| 1918 | #275 | 518 | — | |
| 1917 | #271 | 522 | — | |
| 1916 | #255 | 573 | #3,897 | 5 |
| 1915 | #258 | 519 | — | |
| 1914 | #262 | 387 | — | |
| 1913 | #265 | 306 | — | |
| 1912 | #249 | 319 | — | |
| 1911 | #242 | 260 | — | |
| 1910 | #241 | 253 | — | |
| 1909 | #259 | 193 | — | |
| 1908 | #239 | 201 | — | |
| 1907 | #228 | 209 | — | |
| 1906 | #231 | 188 | — | |
| 1905 | #219 | 204 | — | |
| 1904 | #201 | 225 | — | |
| 1903 | #195 | 217 | — | |
| 1902 | #192 | 230 | — | |
| 1901 | #192 | 215 | — | |
| 1900 | #204 | 235 | — | |
| 1899 | #198 | 193 | — | |
| 1898 | #198 | 218 | — | |
| 1897 | #200 | 193 | — | |
| 1896 | #194 | 203 | — | |
| 1895 | #198 | 189 | — | |
| 1894 | #179 | 217 | — | |
| 1893 | #189 | 186 | — | |
| 1892 | #187 | 181 | — | |
| 1891 | #182 | 173 | — | |
| 1890 | #174 | 192 | — | |
| 1889 | #181 | 161 | — | |
| 1888 | #166 | 172 | — | |
| 1887 | #157 | 155 | — | |
| 1886 | #185 | 119 | — | |
| 1885 | #153 | 148 | — | |
| 1884 | #187 | 94 | — | |
| 1883 | #162 | 105 | — | |
| 1882 | #159 | 103 | — | |
| 1881 | #153 | 88 | — | |
| 1880 | #173 | 74 | — | |
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 1978
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Hawaii#213 · 1 in 758
- Washington#235 · 1 in 1,275
- Oklahoma#386 · 1 in 2,429
- Mississippi#398 · 1 in 2,191
- Arkansas#398 · 1 in 2,516
Best ever in a state: #59 in Maine, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | #213 | 6 | 1 in 758 |
| Washington | #235 | 18 | 1 in 1,275 |
| Oklahoma | #386 | 7 | 1 in 2,429 |
| Arkansas | #398 | 5 | 1 in 2,516 |
| Mississippi | #398 | 7 | 1 in 2,191 |
| Kentucky | #412 | 7 | 1 in 3,413 |
| North Carolina | #503 | 8 | 1 in 4,046 |
| Virginia | #541 | 6 | 1 in 4,640 |
| Michigan | #547 | 12 | 1 in 4,796 |
| California | #553 | 40 | 1 in 3,833 |
| Florida | #573 | 11 | 1 in 4,002 |
| New York | #585 | 23 | 1 in 4,275 |
| Georgia | #669 | 6 | 1 in 5,375 |
| Pennsylvania | #737 | 8 | 1 in 8,250 |
| Ohio | #748 | 8 | 1 in 8,619 |
| Illinois | #767 | 10 | 1 in 7,090 |
| New Jersey | #803 | 5 | 1 in 7,254 |
| Texas | #978 | 11 | 1 in 9,399 |
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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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1885 at #153 (148 births)
- Births halved by 2011, 126 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 110 yrs · run 1880–1989
- Highest: 1 in 899 girls born in 1885 were named Rena (0.11%)
- Latest: 1 in 21,430 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 12.1% of all girls named Rena (4,737) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,219 | #153 (1885) | #168 |
| 1890s | 1,945 | #174 (1890) | #190 |
| 1900s | 2,117 | #192 (1902) | #216 |
| 1910s | 4,174 | #241 (1910) | #260 |
| 1920s | 4,737 | #283 (1921) | #304 |
| 1930s | 3,365 | #331 (1937) | #348 |
| 1940s | 3,577 | #365 (1943) | #389 |
| 1950s | 4,430 | #403 (1955) | #420 |
| 1960s | 4,719 | #400 (1962) | #447 |
| 1970s | 2,917 | #496 (1970) | #588 |
| 1980s | 2,313 | #596 (1982) | #772 |
| 1990s | 1,267 | #1,124 (1990) | #1,355 |
| 2000s | 1,105 | #1,438 (2001) | #1,790 |
| 2010s | 752 | #1,992 (2010) | #2,454 |
| 2020s | 487 | #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 1978
Top girls' names in 1978
More about 1978
girls
1,531,859 girls got a published name in 1978; 1 in 5,892 of them was named Rena, which outranked 94.5% of the 11,475 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.