Reyna
Meaning
means 'queen' in Spanish, from Latin 'regina'
The story
Reyna is the Spanish word for queen wearing a y, and Behind the Name keeps it exactly that simple: a variant of Reina, from Latin regina. No legend required; the meaning sits in plain sight for every Spanish speaker. The American record shows a name that built slowly and honestly: five girls in the 1910s, then a rise in every single decade for ninety years, through 302 in the 1960s, 1,799 in the 1980s, and 4,576 in the 2000s. The 2010s counted 4,181 and this decade stands at 3,091 so far. It is a documented choice in Mexican American families, and Behind the Name still finds it on two national charts, 594th in the United States in 2025 and 980th in England and Wales in 2024. Worth knowing: the Bulgarian Rayna and the Yiddish Reina are separate names with their own histories, queens of a different lineage entirely.
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Reyna peaked in the 2000s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
131 people · the #34,096 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,000,000 · median age 27
Among people named Reyna living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Reyna
Most people given the name Reyna in the United States are teenagers or young adults today.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Reyna deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Reyna truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Reyna fits with your family’s names and surname.
Where Reyna travels
Mexican American · A documented choice in Mexican American families.
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