Rena is an established variant of Renee that peaked in 1916 and has since faded.
Rena is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #2,402 for girl births in the United States (and #4,307 across all names), given to 75 babies. Rena was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1962 (575 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 75 | 75 | #2,402 | — |
| 2024 | 65 | 65 | #2,688 | — |
| 2023 | 96 | 96 | #2,045 | — |
| 2022 | 74 | 74 | #2,461 | — |
| 2021 | 77 | 77 | #2,362 | — |
| 2020 | 100 | 100 | #1,921 | — |
| 2019 | 65 | 65 | #2,674 | — |
| 2018 | 89 | 89 | #2,142 | — |
| 2017 | 80 | 80 | #2,315 | — |
| 2016 | 68 | 68 | #2,613 | — |
| 2015 | 65 | 65 | #2,732 | — |
| 2014 | 82 | 82 | #2,287 | — |
| 2013 | 61 | 61 | #2,832 | — |
| 2012 | 75 | 75 | #2,470 | — |
| 2011 | 67 | 67 | #2,659 | — |
| 2010 | 100 | 100 | #2,006 | — |
| 2009 | 89 | 89 | #2,222 | — |
| 2008 | 86 | 86 | #2,288 | — |
| 2007 | 107 | 107 | #1,937 | — |
| 2006 | 113 | 113 | #1,823 | — |
| 2005 | 108 | 108 | #1,815 | — |
| 2004 | 98 | 98 | #1,922 | — |
| 2003 | 131 | 131 | #1,492 | — |
| 2002 | 116 | 116 | #1,603 | — |
| 2001 | 131 | 131 | #1,443 | — |
| 2000 | 126 | 126 | #1,468 | — |
| 1999 | 125 | 125 | #1,413 | — |
| 1998 | 110 | 110 | #1,531 | — |
| 1997 | 99 | — | #1,613 | — |
| 1996 | 135 | — | #1,286 | — |
| 1995 | 115 | — | #1,425 | — |
| 1994 | 101 | — | #1,541 | — |
| 1993 | 127 | — | #1,323 | — |
| 1992 | 150 | — | #1,171 | — |
| 1991 | 150 | — | #1,170 | — |
| 1990 | 161 | — | #1,126 | #7,906 |
| 1989 | 177 | — | #981 | — |
| 1988 | 195 | — | #898 | — |
| 1987 | 185 | — | #902 | — |
| 1986 | 190 | — | #875 | — |
| 1985 | 193 | — | #843 | — |
| 1984 | 227 | — | #740 | #7,086 |
| 1983 | 258 | — | #668 | — |
| 1982 | 307 | — | #597 | #7,136 |
| 1981 | 288 | — | #627 | — |
| 1980 | 303 | — | #607 | — |
| 1979 | 244 | — | #695 | — |
| 1978 | 260 | — | #634 | — |
| 1977 | 275 | — | #611 | — |
| 1976 | 247 | — | #645 | #5,461 |
| 1975 | 287 | — | #577 | — |
| 1974 | 269 | — | #590 | — |
| 1973 | 264 | — | #597 | — |
| 1972 | 324 | — | #525 | — |
| 1971 | 358 | — | #522 | #4,800 |
| 1970 | 401 | — | #498 | — |
| 1969 | 402 | — | #482 | — |
| 1968 | 416 | — | #472 | — |
| 1967 | 399 | — | #477 | — |
| 1966 | 425 | — | #464 | #3,851 |
| 1965 | 447 | — | #454 | — |
| 1964 | 538 | — | #421 | — |
| 1963 | 482 | — | #442 | — |
| 1962 | 575 | — | #400 | — |
| 1961 | 528 | — | #429 | #4,533 |
| 1960 | 529 | — | #431 | #2,656 |
| 1959 | 501 | — | #430 | #3,531 |
| 1958 | 498 | — | #423 | #3,854 |
| 1957 | 480 | — | #429 | — |
| 1956 | 471 | — | #423 | #4,355 |
| 1955 | 471 | — | #403 | — |
| 1954 | 428 | — | #420 | — |
| 1953 | 429 | — | #422 | #3,367 |
| 1952 | 412 | — | #421 | — |
| 1951 | 395 | — | #421 | — |
| 1950 | 370 | — | #416 | — |
| 1949 | 394 | — | #403 | — |
| 1948 | 406 | — | #393 | — |
| 1947 | 393 | — | #407 | — |
| 1946 | 373 | — | #393 | — |
| 1945 | 336 | — | #391 | #3,681 |
| 1944 | 316 | — | #401 | — |
| 1943 | 389 | — | #365 | — |
| 1942 | 348 | — | #381 | — |
| 1941 | 320 | — | #382 | — |
| 1940 | 315 | — | #379 | #2,826 |
| 1939 | 326 | — | #361 | — |
| 1938 | 304 | — | #381 | — |
| 1937 | 353 | — | #332 | — |
| 1936 | 296 | — | #369 | — |
| 1935 | 352 | — | #339 | — |
| 1934 | 356 | — | #334 | — |
| 1933 | 327 | — | #350 | #3,223 |
| 1932 | 352 | — | #341 | #3,045 |
| 1931 | 341 | — | #346 | — |
| 1930 | 373 | — | #336 | — |
| 1929 | 409 | — | #322 | — |
| 1928 | 438 | — | #318 | #3,023 |
| 1927 | 439 | — | #323 | #4,110 |
| 1926 | 445 | — | #316 | — |
| 1925 | 452 | — | #312 | — |
| 1924 | 521 | — | #292 | — |
| 1923 | 487 | — | #295 | — |
| 1922 | 518 | — | #287 | — |
| 1921 | 549 | — | #283 | — |
| 1920 | 494 | — | #293 | — |
| 1919 | 517 | — | #281 | — |
| 1918 | 518 | — | #276 | — |
| 1917 | 522 | — | #271 | — |
| 1916 | 578 | — | #255 | #4,387 |
| 1915 | 519 | — | #258 | — |
| 1914 | 387 | — | #262 | — |
| 1913 | 306 | — | #265 | — |
| 1912 | 319 | — | #249 | — |
| 1911 | 260 | — | #242 | — |
| 1910 | 253 | — | #241 | — |
| 1909 | 193 | — | #259 | — |
| 1908 | 201 | — | #240 | — |
| 1907 | 209 | — | #228 | — |
| 1906 | 188 | — | #232 | — |
| 1905 | 204 | — | #219 | — |
| 1904 | 225 | — | #201 | — |
| 1903 | 217 | — | #195 | — |
| 1902 | 230 | — | #192 | — |
| 1901 | 215 | — | #192 | — |
| 1900 | 235 | — | #205 | — |
| 1899 | 193 | — | #198 | — |
| 1898 | 218 | — | #198 | — |
| 1897 | 193 | — | #200 | — |
| 1896 | 203 | — | #194 | — |
| 1895 | 189 | — | #198 | — |
| 1894 | 217 | — | #179 | — |
| 1893 | 186 | — | #190 | — |
| 1892 | 181 | — | #188 | — |
| 1891 | 173 | — | #182 | — |
| 1890 | 192 | — | #174 | — |
| 1889 | 161 | — | #181 | — |
| 1888 | 172 | — | #167 | — |
| 1887 | 155 | — | #159 | — |
| 1886 | 119 | — | #185 | — |
| 1885 | 148 | — | #153 | — |
| 1884 | 94 | — | #190 | — |
| 1883 | 105 | — | #162 | — |
| 1882 | 103 | — | #160 | — |
| 1881 | 88 | — | #155 | — |
| 1880 | 74 | — | #174 | — |