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Rena
Rena (れな) is a Japanese name for girls. Its best-known spelling is 怜奈, 怜 wise + 奈 (used for its sound. It is popular today and has reached No. 32 in 2005.
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Ways to write Rena
The same sound can be written with different kanji, and each choice changes the meaning. These are the spellings that have appeared in Japan's yearly baby name rankings, most popular first.
怜奈
怜wise, clever奈(used for its sound, na)
Girl, best No. 32 (2004–2021)玲菜
玲jingle of jewels菜greens, rapeseed flower
Girl, best No. 61 (2004–2014)麗奈
麗lovely, beautiful奈(used for its sound, na)
Girl, best No. 95 (2011)澪奈
澪waterway奈(used for its sound, na)
Girl, best No. 98 (2025)玲奈
玲jingle of jewels奈(used for its sound, na)
Girl, 47 notable people on Wikidata礼奈
礼courtesy奈(used for its sound, na)
Girl, 5 notable people on WikidataRarer spellings
These spellings of Rena appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.
玲那jingle of jewels + (used for its soundGirl
玲凪jingle of jewels + calm seaGirl
玲南jingle of jewels + southGirl
玲名jingle of jewels + nameGirl
玲和jingle of jewels + harmonyGirl
礼菜courtesy + greensGirl
礼成courtesy + to becomeGirl
Popularity in Japan
Where Rena has ranked among the most popular name readings each year. Its best year was 2005, at No. 32.
Show the numbers
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2016 | No. 39 |
| 2015 | No. 45 |
| 2014 | No. 44 |
| 2010 | No. 43 |
| 2009 | No. 50 |
Source: Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance yearly baby name survey. It covers the top 10 names each year from 1912 to 2003, and the top 100 names and top 50 readings from 2004.
Famous people named Rena
Rena Matsui 松井 玲奈Japanese actor, novelist and YouTuber
Rena Nōnen 玲奈Japanese actress and singer
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.