Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Erena isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1984. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Erena through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 30
- 0 boys · 30 girls
- Most popular year
- 1984
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 290 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Erena’s family of names
In Japanese usage, Erena is a Roman-alphabet rendering of 恵令奈.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Erena
- Erena MizusawaJapanese actress and fashion modelborn 1992
- Erena OnoJapanese singerborn 1993
- Erena SoHong Kong actress and AV idolborn 1997
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Erena, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Alona
“one who is as strong as an oak”
>99% girls
Elicia
“my God is bountiful”
>99% girls
Erica
“ever the ruler”
>99% girls
Evelia
“giver of life; a lively woman”
>99% girls
Elissa
“God is my oath” · “My God is bountiful”
>99% girls
Ileana
“the shining light” · “the light-bearer; from the green meadow”
>99% girls
Allegra
Allegra is a variant of Alegria. One Spanish interpretation is “one who is cheerful and brings happiness to others.”
>99% girls
Ilana
“tree”
>99% girls