girls' name ★ peaked 1980

Reena

Meaning Reena is a given name and a variant of Rena Gender Girl Rank 2025 #6,068 Trend → Stable

Reena is a given name and a variant of Rena

Rank 2025
#6,068
among girls · ↓312 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
20
named Reena · -9% vs 2024
How common
1 in 80,363
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1980
97 babies
All-time total
2,318
#4,260 all-time among girls
First recorded
1930
in Social Security records

Reena popularity over time

2,318 babies have been named Reena since 1930, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.020.040.060.0818801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1980Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s 5 1 – #5,113
1940s 41 4 +720% #3,436
1950s 115 12 +180% #2,438
1960s 153 15 +33% #2,596
1970s 321 32 +110% #2,141
1980s 628 63 +96% #1,315
1990s 341 34 -46% #2,786
2000s 313 31 -8% #3,576
2010s 290 29 -7% #3,802
2020s (to 2025) 111 19 -36% #5,530

Where Reena is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 20 0.01 outside top 500
2027 20 0.01 outside top 500
2028 19 0.01 outside top 500
2029 19 0.01 outside top 500
2030 19 0.01 outside top 500

The story of Reena

Reena is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #6,068 in 2025 with 20 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1930, 2,318 American babies have been named Reena. Its peak came in 1980, when 97 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1980s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Reena stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Reena?

The median living Reena is about 37 years old; half are between 21 and 46. An estimated 2,200 people named Reena are alive in the United States today.

median 37 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Reena year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 20 #6,068
2024 22 #5,756
2023 18 #6,613
2022 10 #10,248
2021 23 #5,530
2020 18 #6,577
2019 24 #5,422
2018 22 #5,747
2017 30 #4,673
2016 29 #4,819
2015 27 #5,092
2014 23 #5,757
2013 28 #4,998
2012 35 #4,278
2011 31 #4,653
2010 41 #3,802
2009 21 #6,502
2008 32 #4,736
2007 24 #5,864
2006 33 #4,441
2005 38 #3,858
2004 27 #4,917
2003 34 #4,018
2002 30 #4,258
2001 37 #3,620
2000 37 #3,576
1995 29 #3,753
1990 42 #2,786
1985 50 #2,126
1980 97 #1,315
1975 31 #2,552
1970 20 #3,282
1965 12 #3,906
1960 16 #3,177
1955 13 #3,340
1950 9 #3,894
1945 5 #5,103
1940 – –
1935 – –
1930 5 #5,113
1925 – –
1920 – –
1915 – –
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Reena, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Reena?

The median living Reena is about 37 years old. Half of all living Reenas are between 21 and 46 years old.

How many people named Reena are alive today?

An estimated 2,200 people named Reena are alive in the United States, based on 2,318 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Reena mean?

Reena is a given name and a variant of Rena

How popular is the name Reena in 2025?

Reena ranked #6,068 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 20 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Reena?

2,318 babies have been named Reena in the United States since 1930, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Reena most popular?

Reena peaked in 1980, when 97 newborns received the name.

Is Reena a boy or girl name?

Reena is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Reena rising or falling?

Reena is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Reena become more popular?

Reena looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 19 girls named Reena in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Names like Reena

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