girls' name ★ peaked 1980

Rina

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,319 Trend ↑ Rising 30%

Short form of names ending in -rina, such as Katrina, Marina and Larina.

Rank 2025
#2,319
among girls · ↑42 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
79
named Rina · +1% vs 2024
How common
1 in 20,345
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1980
90 babies
All-time total
4,809
#2,643 all-time among girls
First recorded
1884
in Social Security records

Rina popularity over time

4,809 babies have been named Rina since 1884, 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 10 1 – #1,143
1890s – – – –
1900s 20 2 – #1,409
1910s 103 10 +415% #1,528
1920s 182 18 +77% #1,672
1930s 132 13 -27% #1,592
1940s 153 15 +16% #1,782
1950s 218 22 +42% #1,756
1960s 575 58 +164% #1,184
1970s 533 53 -7% #1,586
1980s 647 65 +21% #1,390
1990s 549 55 -15% #2,022
2000s 622 62 +13% #2,246
2010s 650 65 +5% #2,474
2020s (to 2025) 415 69 +6% #2,319

Where Rina 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 82 0.05 outside top 500
2027 85 0.05 outside top 500
2028 88 0.05 outside top 500
2029 90 0.06 outside top 500
2030 92 0.06 outside top 500

Where Rina is most popular

Girls named Rina per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.044 per 1,000. Strongest in New Jersey, New York, and California.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Rina born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New Jersey 54 0.299 +588%
New York 80 0.202 +364%
California 47 0.056 +29%
Washington 5 0.035 -20%
Illinois 6 0.026 -40%
Pennsylvania 5 0.021 -51%
Texas 17 0.021 -51%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Florida – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Rina

Rina is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,319 in 2025 with 79 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1884, 4,809 American babies have been named Rina. Its peak came in 1980, when 90 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 Rina stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Rina?

The median living Rina is about 33 years old; half are between 15 and 51. An estimated 4,200 people named Rina are alive in the United States today.

median 33 020406080100

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

Rina year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 79 #2,319
2024 78 #2,361
2023 73 #2,461
2022 65 #2,679
2021 58 #2,918
2020 62 #2,708
2019 49 #3,266
2018 72 #2,474
2017 71 #2,528
2016 68 #2,614
2015 63 #2,803
2014 62 #2,801
2013 70 #2,561
2012 72 #2,539
2011 66 #2,686
2010 57 #3,005
2009 62 #2,847
2008 69 #2,680
2007 60 #2,987
2006 61 #2,881
2005 70 #2,500
2004 61 #2,704
2003 56 #2,792
2002 74 #2,246
2001 53 #2,802
2000 56 #2,664
1995 60 #2,235
1990 67 #2,022
1985 62 #1,828
1980 90 #1,390
1975 40 #2,156
1970 58 #1,631
1965 83 #1,184
1960 31 #2,081
1955 16 #2,939
1950 17 #2,514
1945 12 #2,716
1940 21 #1,782
1935 14 #2,282
1930 19 #1,922
1925 14 #2,596
1920 18 #2,154
1915 6 #4,172
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 9 #1,409
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Rina

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Rina Ikoma Rina Ikoma Japanese actress (born 1995) Contemporary
  2. 2 Rina Mor Rina Mor Israeli lawyer and former Miss Universe (born 1956) Contemporary
  3. 3 Rina Aiuchi Japanese singer b. 1980 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Rina?

The median living Rina is about 33 years old. Half of all living Rinas are between 15 and 51 years old.

How many people named Rina are alive today?

An estimated 4,200 people named Rina are alive in the United States, based on 4,809 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Rina mean?

Short form of names ending in -rina, such as Katrina, Marina and Larina.

How popular is the name Rina in 2025?

Rina ranked #2,319 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 79 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Rina?

4,809 babies have been named Rina in the United States since 1884, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Rina most popular?

Rina peaked in 1980, when 90 newborns received the name.

Is Rina a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Rina rising or falling?

Rina is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Rina become more popular?

Rina is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 92 girls named Rina in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Rina?

Well-known people named Rina include Rina Ikoma (actor), Rina Mor (celebrity), Rina Aiuchi (singer).

Names like Rina

Names that sound and feel close to Rina: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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