Raena

A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 48 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
48
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Raena by the numbers

Raena was given to 48 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 55 babies in 2005, making it a 2000s name.

What we can tell you about Raena

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Raena. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Raynaqueen; a modern spelling of Reyna391 in the US (2017)
  • Rainaqueen; variant of Rani351 in the US (2017)
  • Renapeace; short form of irene or serena80 in the US (2017)
  • Ranaking; also used in Arabic for frog16 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Reenagem, jewel; from reena or rina29 in the US (2017)
  • Raeya56 in England and Wales (2025)

Sounds like Raena

Names that are said the same way as Raena, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Ranialooking, gazing45 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Rayhanasweet basil; fragrant flower8 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Ranyahgazing or looking intently5 in the US (2017)
  • Raihanafragrant flower or basil4 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Rayanna38 in the US (2017)
  • Ranya14 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Raena

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