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How popular is the name Rena?
Births per year, rank history and how many Renas are alive today.
Rena (female) is a shortened form of the name Renee. Although Rena itself was given to 4 babies in England and Wales in 2025 (ranked 4867th as a registered name), most Renas are registered as Renee, which ranked 630th in 2025 with 62 babies.
Most people called Rena are registered as Renee, and share that name's profile: the Renee you are most likely to meet is around 11 years old. Half of all Renees born in England and Wales are between 9 and 25, and there are at least 4,800 of them alive today. Only some Renees go by Rena.
How many babies are named Rena or Renee each year?
Combined registrations of Renee, Renae, Rene, Rena. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Renee rank as a registered name?
Where does Rena rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Rena short for Renee?
Yes - Rena is a shortened form of Renee. Renas are usually registered as Renee at birth.
When was the name Rena most popular?
The full name Renee peaked in 2014, when 183 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Rena itself peaked as a registered name in 2024, with 11 babies.
How many people are called Rena?
There's no official count of people who go by Rena, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 4,800 people registered as Renee born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Rena.
How old is the typical Rena?
Most people called Rena are registered as Renee. Most living Renees are between 9 and 25; the most common age is about 11.
Is Rena becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 2014 peak.