Girls' name · since 1976

Riena

Riena has 27 recorded births since 1976 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1988 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

27
total births
1976–2025
years on record
1980s
peak decade
22%
born in that decade

Riena sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 27 recorded since 1976.

Riena has 27 recorded births among girls since 1976, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.

  • 27 total births
  • 1976–2025 years on record
  • 1980s peak decade
  • 22% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

The verdict

27 girls have been named Riena since 1976, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2025.

27
total births
1976–2025
years on record
1980s
peak decade
22%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Riena was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

6 babies were named Riena in 1988 - its busiest year on record.

Riena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Riena's full recorded timeline at 1992, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1976, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1988 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Riena at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

27

Since 1976

50 years of records

Peak year

1988

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

1976

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2025

Riena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (1988)
6
Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
4.555.566.5 19761988199220132025 5

Riena by decade

Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance

1980s was Riena's strongest decade.

6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.

Riena births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 6 births (22% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Riena?
Since 1976, Social Security records show 27 babies named Riena. The most recent recorded year was 2025. Its busiest year on record was 1988, with 6 births.
When was Riena most popular?
Riena was most popular in the 1980s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Riena been used?
The SSA has tracked Riena since 1976 -- 50 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Riena?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rielle, Rielly, Rielyn, Rielynn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Riena's data

  • Riena's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (6 total births) through the 2020s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1976–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Riena: Baby Name Since 1976 - 27 Births, Peak 1988." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/riena. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Riena draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.