Rena

Rena: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “peace”
Origin: Greek
Say it: REE-nuh · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

Often used as a short form of Irene or names ending in -rena, and sometimes as a form of Rina. Most commonly linked to Irene, from Greek eirene 'peace'.

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How popular is Rena?

202419.2 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Rena in 202464

2024 rank#2,688 girls

Peak year1894

Total US babies since 188039,171

Rena is steady now but far below its 1894 peak.

Names like Rena

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Irenepeace · Greek
Sophiawisdom · Greek
Sofiawisdom · Greek
Chloeyoung green shoot · Greek
Zoelife · Greek
Penelopeweaver; duck · Greek
Elenabright, shining light · Greek
Genesisorigin; creation; birth · Greek

Rena questions

What does the name Rena mean?

Rena means "peace". It comes from Greek. Often used as a short form of Irene or names ending in -rena, and sometimes as a form of Rina. Most commonly linked to Irene, from Greek eirene 'peace'.

Is Rena a boy or girl name?

Rena is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Rena?

64 US babies were named Rena in 2024. Its peak year was 1894.

How do you pronounce Rena?

Rena is usually pronounced REE-nuh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.