Rena comes from the Greek / Hebrew tradition, meaning Peace / queen, pure.
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How popular is Rena?
1962peak year
Rena has settled into a steady rhythm — neither rising sharply nor fading, holding a consistent place in U.S. birth records. It currently ranks well outside the top 1,000 (around #2397), with about 78 babies named Rena each year. In 1962, 575 babies received the name (ranked #400). Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 39,171.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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