# Rina (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/rina/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | Greek |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɹiːnə/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 4,809 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 4,809 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 251, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Short form of names ending in -rina, such as Katrina, Marina and Larina. Also borrowed from other European languages, such as Italian, in the 20th century.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 66 | 2,686 |
| 2012 | 72 | 2,539 |
| 2013 | 70 | 2,561 |
| 2014 | 62 | 2,801 |
| 2015 | 63 | 2,803 |
| 2016 | 68 | 2,614 |
| 2017 | 71 | 2,528 |
| 2018 | 72 | 2,474 |
| 2019 | 49 | 3,266 |
| 2020 | 62 | 2,708 |
| 2021 | 58 | 2,918 |
| 2022 | 65 | 2,679 |
| 2023 | 73 | 2,461 |
| 2024 | 78 | 2,361 |
| 2025 | 79 | 2,319 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 5 | 4,049 |
| 2012 | 16 | 1,809 |
| 2013 | 10 | 2,460 |
| 2014 | 6 | 3,514 |
| 2015 | 4 | 4,736 |
| 2016 | 8 | 2,966 |
| 2017 | 10 | 2,502 |
| 2018 | 8 | 2,901 |
| 2019 | 6 | 3,541 |
| 2020 | 14 | 1,939 |
| 2021 | 8 | 2,942 |
| 2022 | 12 | 2,178 |
| 2023 | 10 | 2,504 |
| 2024 | 9 | 2,771 |
| 2025 | 6 | 3,705 |

## People named Rina

- Rina Banerjee, American painter (born 1963)
- Rina Ketty, French singer (1911–1996)
- Rina Ronja Kari, Danish politician
- Rina Hill, Australian triathlete

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.