Is Rena a boy or girl name?
Rena is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 64 girls and 0 boys were named Rena, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 39,171 US babies named Rena were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,705
- Babies named Rena since 1880
- 39,171
- Most popular year
- 1916
- 578 babies
Boys and girls named Rena, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 1,219 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 1,945 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 2,117 | 100% |
| 1910s | 5 | 4,174 | 99.9% |
| 1920s | 15 | 4,737 | 99.7% |
| 1930s | 15 | 3,365 | 99.6% |
| 1940s | 13 | 3,577 | 99.6% |
| 1950s | 25 | 4,430 | 99.4% |
| 1960s | 22 | 4,719 | 99.5% |
| 1970s | 12 | 2,917 | 99.6% |
| 1980s | 10 | 2,313 | 99.6% |
| 1990s | 6 | 1,267 | 99.5% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,105 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 752 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 411 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 64 | #2,705 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 96 | #2,045 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 74 | #2,461 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 77 | #2,361 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 100 | #1,920 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 65 | #2,673 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 89 | #2,142 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 80 | #2,315 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,613 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 65 | #2,732 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 82 | #2,286 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,832 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 75 | #2,470 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 67 | #2,659 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 100 | #2,006 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 89 | #2,222 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 86 | #2,288 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 107 | #1,935 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 113 | #1,823 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,815 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 98 | #1,922 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 131 | #1,492 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 116 | #1,603 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 131 | #1,443 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 126 | #1,468 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 125 | #1,413 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 110 | #1,531 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,613 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 135 | #1,286 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 115 | #1,425 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,541 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 127 | #1,323 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 150 | #1,170 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 150 | #1,170 |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,904 | 155 | #1,126 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 177 | #981 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 195 | #898 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 185 | #902 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 190 | #875 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 193 | #842 |
| 1984 | 5 | #7,085 | 222 | #740 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 258 | #668 |
| 1982 | 5 | #7,138 | 302 | #597 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 288 | #627 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 303 | #607 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 244 | #695 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 260 | #634 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 275 | #611 |
| 1976 | 6 | #5,461 | 241 | #645 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 287 | #577 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 269 | #589 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 264 | #597 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 324 | #525 |
| 1971 | 6 | #4,800 | 352 | #522 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 401 | #498 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 402 | #482 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 416 | #472 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 399 | #477 |
| 1966 | 6 | #3,851 | 419 | #464 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 447 | #454 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 538 | #421 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 482 | #442 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 575 | #400 |
| 1961 | 5 | #4,533 | 523 | #429 |
| 1960 | 11 | #2,657 | 518 | #431 |
| 1959 | 7 | #3,530 | 494 | #430 |
| 1958 | 6 | #3,853 | 492 | #423 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 480 | #429 |
| 1956 | 5 | #4,354 | 466 | #423 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 471 | #403 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 428 | #420 |
| 1953 | 7 | #3,367 | 422 | #422 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 412 | #421 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 395 | #421 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 370 | #416 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 394 | #403 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 406 | #393 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 393 | #407 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 373 | #393 |
| 1945 | 5 | #3,681 | 331 | #391 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 316 | #401 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 389 | #365 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 348 | #381 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 320 | #382 |
| 1940 | 8 | #2,826 | 307 | #379 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 326 | #361 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 304 | #381 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 353 | #332 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 296 | #369 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 352 | #339 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 356 | #334 |
| 1933 | 7 | #3,223 | 320 | #350 |
| 1932 | 8 | #3,045 | 344 | #341 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 341 | #346 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 373 | #336 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 409 | #322 |
| 1928 | 9 | #3,023 | 429 | #318 |
| 1927 | 6 | #4,110 | 433 | #323 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 445 | #316 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 452 | #312 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 521 | #292 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 487 | #295 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 518 | #287 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 549 | #283 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 494 | #293 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 517 | #281 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 518 | #276 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 522 | #271 |
| 1916 | 5 | #4,387 | 573 | #255 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 519 | #258 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 387 | #262 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 306 | #265 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 319 | #249 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 260 | #242 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 253 | #241 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 193 | #259 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 201 | #240 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 209 | #228 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 188 | #232 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 204 | #219 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 225 | #201 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 217 | #195 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 230 | #192 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 215 | #192 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 235 | #205 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 193 | #198 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 218 | #198 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 193 | #200 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 203 | #194 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 189 | #198 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 217 | #179 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 186 | #190 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 181 | #188 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 173 | #182 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 192 | #174 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 161 | #181 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 172 | #167 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 155 | #159 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 119 | #185 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 148 | #153 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 94 | #190 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 105 | #162 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 103 | #160 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 88 | #155 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 74 | #174 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Rena reached #2,657 in 1960. As a girl name, it reached #153 in 1885. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1910s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Rena
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.