Reine
Feminine · “French "queen”
Reine is French for queen, and it makes an instructive pair with Lareina — the Spanish phrase la reina, closed into one word. The same Latin regina reached both languages, and both turned it into a name, but the French version stayed a single word and the Spanish one absorbed its article.
How old is the name Reine?
Reine first appears in US birth records in 1888 — 137 years ago. The typical Reine alive today was born around 2003, making them about 22 years old. About 400 people named Reine are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Reine most popular?
Reine peaked in 1888, reaching #1276 nationally. Today it ranks #7133, 5,857 places below that high. See the whole 1888 chart.
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Where it comes from
From regina to Reine
The story of Reine
French naming took Reine as a devotional name — Marie-Reine, Mary as Queen of Heaven, is the source for most French bearers, and the title has been in use since the Middle Ages. It appears in American records in the nineteenth century among French-Canadian and Louisiana French families, peaking in 1888. Hebrew has a separate name Rina, meaning joy or song, which lands nearby by coincidence, and German Reine is a different word again.
Meaning
French "queen"
From Latin regina, the feminine of rex, king, from a root meaning to rule or to direct — the same root behind regal, regime, and the Sanskrit raja. The French word lost the g and shortened the vowel by ordinary sound change. The etymology is entirely settled.
How the name formed
- regina
- reine
- Reine
Related forms: Reina · Regina · Regina · Rainha
Pronouncing Reine
REN
One syllable in French, close to the English word ran but with a more forward vowel. American speakers usually say RAIN or RAY-nuh, giving it two syllables the French does not have.
Nicknames for Reine
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1888
- Most girls named
- 202424 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1276reached in 1888
- Change vs 2024
- −37.5%15 in 2025, from 24
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Reine in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Reina in Spanish — same name
- Regina in Latin — same name
- Regina in Italian — same name
- Rainha in Portuguese — related form
Strongest US states over the last decade: New York.
Reines among us
people named Reine are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 girl in 107,151 born in 2025 was named Reine
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
Fashion outlook
Reine sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Reine beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Reine in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US girls given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- The meaning is transparent and settled in a language many people read.
- It is five letters and one syllable in its own language.
- It has a genuine French-Canadian and Louisiana history in America.
- English speakers give it two syllables and a different vowel.
- A name that means queen is a large thing to hand to a child.
- It will be read as a respelling of Rain or Renee.
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Frequently asked
- How many Reines are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 400 people named Reine are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Reine in 2025?
- Reine ranks #7133 among US girl names in 2025, with 15 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Reine?
- About 1 in every 107,151 US girls born in 2025 was named Reine — 15 in all.
- Will my child share the name Reine with classmates?
- Reine will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Reine
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