Rena

What does the name Rena mean?

Rena is a short, bright name with several roots: a short form of Irene, "peace", or of Serena, "calm", and in Hebrew a form of Rina, "joy" or "song". It also appears in Japanese, where it is written with characters such as "lotus". Rena peaked at number 1443 in 2001 and ranks number 2402 in the United States in 2025.

At a glance

Gender

Girl's name

Origin

Greek / Hebrew / Japanese

Popularity

Rather rare – #2402 of the girl names in the United States

International

Rena (English / Greek / Hebrew / Japanese), Reena (Hindi), Rina (Hebrew / Italian), Irene (English / Greek).

Similar names

• Rina
• Reena
• Rhena
• Renah
• Irene

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