How Many People Are Named Rena?
An estimated 17,671 people in the United States have the first name Rena. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 55 years old, and Rena peaked in popularity in 1916 with 578 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rena as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Rena paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Rena is overwhelmingly female, 123 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
17,671
About 1 in 19,396 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.7% confidence
Average Age
55
years old
Peak Year
1916
578 births
Total Registered
39,171
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rena
Rena is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 39,171 total births registered, 99.7% were female.
Rena as a male name
Ranked #7,904 in 1990
6 male births in 1990
Peak: 1960 (11 births)
Rena as a female name
Ranked #2,705 in 2024
64 female births in 2024
Peak: 1962 (575 births)
Rena: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rena span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 4,752 babies were registered. Rena has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Rena by Decade
How has Rena tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,219 | 0 | 1,219 | |
| 1890s | 1,945 | 0 | 1,945 | |
| 1900s | 2,117 | 0 | 2,117 | |
| 1910s | 4,179 | 5 | 4,174 | |
| 1920s | 4,752 | 15 | 4,737 | |
| 1930s | 3,380 | 15 | 3,365 | |
| 1940s | 3,590 | 13 | 3,577 | |
| 1950s | 4,455 | 25 | 4,430 | |
| 1960s | 4,741 | 22 | 4,719 | |
| 1970s | 2,929 | 12 | 2,917 | |
| 1980s | 2,323 | 10 | 2,313 | |
| 1990s | 1,273 | 6 | 1,267 | |
| 2000s | 1,105 | 0 | 1,105 | |
| 2010s | 752 | 0 | 752 | |
| 2020s | 411 | 0 | 411 | |
Rena by State
Birth registrations for Rena span all 49 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Texas. The lowest are in Wyoming, North Dakota, Alaska. On average, about 581 Renas were registered per state.
Rena + Last Name Combinations
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Rena: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rena?
We estimate approximately 17,671 people named Rena are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 19,396 Americans share this first name.
Is Rena a common name?
Rena is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 39,171 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rena most popular?
Rena reached peak popularity in 1916, when 578 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rena is approximately 55 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rena a female name?
Rena is predominantly female. 99.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rena Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rena Smith, Rena Johnson, Rena Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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