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Rina
Rina (りな) is a Japanese name for girls. Its best-known spelling is 里奈, 里 village + 奈 (used for its sound. It was most popular in the past, reaching No. 4 in 1993.
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Ways to write Rina
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.
里奈
里village, home奈(used for its sound, na)
Girl, best No. 4 (1993–2011)莉奈
莉jasmine奈(used for its sound, na)
Girl, best No. 11 (2004–2016)莉乃
莉jasmine乃(used for its sound, no)
Girl, best No. 20 (2005–2016)莉菜
莉jasmine菜greens, rapeseed flower
Girl, best No. 70 (2011–2015)里菜
里village, home菜greens, rapeseed flower
Girl, best No. 82 (2004)梨奈
梨pear奈(used for its sound, na)
Girl, 9 notable people on Wikidata理奈
理reason, logic奈(used for its sound, na)
Girl, 8 notable people on Wikidata梨菜
梨pear菜greens, rapeseed flower
Girl, 8 notable people on Wikidata利奈
利benefit奈(used for its sound, na)
Girl, 7 notable people on Wikidata璃奈
璃lapis lazuli, glass奈(used for its sound, na)
Girl, 4 notable people on Wikidata理菜
理reason, logic菜greens, rapeseed flower
Girl, 3 notable people on Wikidata梨那
梨pear那(used for its sound, na)
Girl, 1 notable person on WikidataRarer spellings
These spellings of Rina appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.
美那beautiful + (used for its soundGirl
利菜benefit + greensGirl
利那benefit + (used for its soundGirl
利凪benefit + calm seaGirl
利名benefit + nameGirl
吏奈official + (used for its soundGirl
吏那official + (used for its soundGirl
吏南official + southGirl
Popularity in Japan
Where Rina has ranked among the most popular name readings each year. Its best year was 1993, at No. 4.
Show the numbers
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2017 | No. 50 |
| 2016 | No. 39 |
| 2015 | No. 24 |
| 2014 | No. 36 |
| 2013 | No. 32 |
| 2012 | No. 32 |
| 2011 | No. 22 |
| 2010 | No. 20 |
| 2009 | No. 26 |
| 2008 | No. 14 |
| 2007 | No. 23 |
| 2006 | No. 34 |
| 2005 | No. 22 |
| 2004 | No. 16 |
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 Rina
Rina Aiuchi 里菜Japanese singer
Rina Ikoma 生駒 里奈Japanese female talent, actress and YouTuber
Rina Satō 利奈Japanese voice actress
Rina Takeda 梨奈Japanese actress and karate fighter
Rina Gonoi 里奈Japanese judoka and former soldier
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.