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Rina

Feminine · “joy”

1884high 1965
#2298 in the U.S.given to only a few children a year
rare79 girls in 2025

Rina is joy in Hebrew — a ringing cry — and it is separately a Japanese name, an Italian short form and a Hindi word.

How old is the name Rina?

Rina first appears in US birth records in 1884 — 141 years ago. The typical Rina alive today was born around 1986, making them about 39 years old. About 4,200 people named Rina are estimated to be alive in the US today.

When was the name Rina most popular?

Rina peaked in 1884, reaching #1024 nationally. Today it ranks #2298, 1,274 places below that high. See the whole 1884 chart.

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Where it comes from

The story of Rina

Hebrew rinah names a shout of joy, especially in worship, and appears throughout the Psalms. Italian clips Caterina and Marina to Rina. Japanese Rina takes its meaning from the characters chosen. All these routes reach American records, where the name is in current use.

Meaningscholars disagree

joy, glad cry

Several genuine sources. The Hebrew rinah, 'joyful song' or 'ringing cry'. A Japanese Rina written with various kanji. An Italian short form of Caterina or Marina. And a Hindi Rina. All are real and none is dominant.

How the name formed

  1. rinah
  2. Rina

Related forms: רינה · 里奈 · Rina

Pronouncing Rina

REE-nah

Two syllables, stress on the first. Hebrew stresses the second, ri-NAH.

Nicknames for Rina

Moderate

RiThe front sound alone, used inside families rather than generally
RiniAn affectionate stretch, used inside families rather than generally
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What the data says

The long climb, and where it stands now

GIRLS NAMED · 1884–202583420837918842025

US babies named Rina per year from 1884 to 2025
AVERAGE RANK BY DECADE#1#10#100#1000#10241880s2020s

The same years in position rather than babies

First recorded
1884
Most girls named
196583 — the highest on record
Peak rank
#1024reached in 1884
Change vs 2023
+8.2%79 in 2025, from 73
Rina sits in the rare tail. Its best year on record was 1965, with 83 girls. Today it is given to few enough children that it does not enter the ranked charts at all.

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.

Rina in other languages

The same name elsewhere

  • רינה in Hebrew — transliteration
  • 里奈 in Japanese — transliteration
  • Rina in Italian — same name

Strongest US states over the last decade: New York, California, New Jersey.

Rinas among us

4,200

people named Rina are estimated to be alive in the US today

About 1 girl in 20,345 born in 2025 was named Rina

Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method

Spellings of Rina

#2298
Rina on the 2025 chart
#864
counting every spelling

The SSA counts spellings, not names. Rina went to 79 girls in 2025, but Rinna, Rinnah and Rinah are the same name said out loud. Together the 4 spellings went to 96, which makes it the 864th most-given girls’ name of the year — 1,434 places above the chart.

  • Rina79
  • Rinna6
  • Rinnah6
  • Rinah5

About 1 girl in 16,742 born in 2025 was given one of these spellings — against 1 in 20,345 for Rina itself.

Spellings are grouped by a fixed rule that folds interchangeable English spellings of one sound (ck/k, ph/f, x/ks, a non-initial y for i) and keeps vowels apart, so Sean and Shawn stay separate names. It errs towards splitting: a family here is never larger than the truth. SSA national data, 2025. Method

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Is it right for you

Fashion outlook

Rina 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.

40%chance Rina will feel dated by 2040
Ages quietlysteadyDates fast

A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored

Where Rina is headed

18842030

US babies named Rina per year, 1884 to 2025, with a projection to 2030

Rina should hold steady through 2030 — the curve is flat, and flat curves are the most predictable kind.

Steady+13% by 2030projected around #2,209 in 2030

Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.

A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.

Rina beside its neighbors

The names ranked closest to Rina in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.

Rinathis name79#2298Shyla79#2298Skylah79#2298Therese79#2298Jennie79#2298

US girls given each name in 2025.

The trade-off

Practical strengths
  • The joyful-cry meaning is warm and specific in Hebrew.
  • It works across Hebrew, Italian, Japanese and Hindi contexts.
  • Two clean syllables with no pronunciation risk.
What to consider
  • The several origins are entirely unrelated.
  • Rina and Reena are both in circulation.
  • It is very short and can be swallowed by a long surname.

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Frequently asked

How many Rinas are there in the world?
No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 4,200 people named Rina are estimated to be alive in the US today.
How do you spell Rina?
Rina is the most-used spelling in US records — 79 of the 96 babies given the name in 2025. The others recorded are Rinna, Rinnah and Rinah.
How popular is the name Rina in 2025?
Rina ranks #2298 among US girl names in 2025, with 79 babies given the name.
How rare is the name Rina?
About 1 in every 20,345 US girls born in 2025 was named Rina — 79 in all.
Will my child share the name Rina with classmates?
Rina will almost certainly be the only one in school.

Ranked beside Rina

Names sitting at a similar level of popularity right now.

Shyla#2298 · Skylah#2298 · Therese#2298 · Jennie#2298 · Shira#2298 · Jahzara#2298 · Emelyn#2298 · Khelani#2298

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