Given name
Regena
“queen”·“a queenly woman”
Regena is a variant of Regina. Interpretations include “queen” (Latin) and “a queenly woman” (Latin). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Regena is a variant of Regina. Interpretations include “queen” (Latin) and “a queenly woman” (Latin). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Regena is a variant of Regina. An origin associated with Regina is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1904. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Regena through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,730
- 0 boys · 2,730 girls
- Most popular year
- 1948
- 85 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 8 in 2008. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 85 in 1948. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,965 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.
Regena’s family of names
Regena has a related form in Regina. In English usage, Regena has a conventional equivalent in the German form Regina.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Regena
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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