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Rena

girl name
Origin
Hebrew
Syllables
2
Peak era
1890s/1900s
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

song, joy

Popularity, 1890–2024

peak 1890s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Rena peaked in the 1890s and the 1900s in nearly equal measure.

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Popularity in Brazil

2,172 people · the #4,835 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 90,909 · median age 23

1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s

Among people named Rena living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1990s than in any other decade.

The census also counted 63 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

When you meet Rena

People given the name Rena in the United States span the generations: the middle half were born anywhere from 1950 to 1989. Age is the one thing the name won't tell you.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

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