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Rena

Rena holds the #2387 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 75 newborn girls in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #1908 in 2020 to #2387 today. Its strongest year on record was 1881 (#153 nationally, 88 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1880. The name's biggest fan base is in New Jersey (#667 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#2387
among girl names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#153
in 1881 (1880s)
Babies in 2025
75
girls named Rena

Rena popularity, 1880–2025

0.030%0.060%0.090%0.12%18801900192019401960198020002020#153 in 1881
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1881

Where Rena is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Rena in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Rena in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Rena in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Rena in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 girls named Rena in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Rena in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Rena in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Rena in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Rena in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Rena in 2025WI—Michigan: fewer than 5 girls named Rena in 2025MI—New York: #1418 (9 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)NY#1418Massachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Rena in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Rena in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Rena in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Rena in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Rena in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Rena in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Rena in 2025IA—Illinois: #1113 (7 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)IL#1113Indiana: fewer than 5 girls named Rena in 2025IN—Ohio: fewer than 5 girls named Rena in 2025OH—Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Rena in 2025PA—New Jersey: #667 (11 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)NJ#667Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Rena in 2025CT—California: fewer than 5 girls named Rena in 2025CA—Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Rena in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Rena in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Rena in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 girls named Rena in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Rena in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Rena in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Rena in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Rena in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Rena in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 girls named Rena in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Rena in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Rena in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Rena in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Rena in 2025TN—North Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Rena in 2025NC—South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Rena in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Rena in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Rena in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Rena in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Rena in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Rena in 2025AL—Georgia: fewer than 5 girls named Rena in 2025GA—Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Rena in 2025HI—Texas: fewer than 5 girls named Rena in 2025TX—Florida: fewer than 5 girls named Rena in 2025FL—
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: New Jersey (#667), Illinois (#1113), New York (#1418)

Uniqueness score

66/ 100Uncommon
everywhereone of a kind

Distinctive without being unheard of. Based on how many babies per birth were named Rena in the most recent year of SSA data.

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