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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Rena

Used in both girl and boy records

Rena appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Rena by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDRena as a girl’s nameUS records 1880–2024
#591girl rank1962peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDRena as a boy’s nameUS records 1916–1990
#13851boy rank1960peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Rena in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl1962576 uses#15318811880–2020141 listed years
Boy196011 uses#253719601916–199019 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.