Given name & surname
Reine
“a queenly woman”
Reine is a variant of Raina. In Polish use, Raina carries the interpretation “a queenly woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Reine is a variant of Raina. In Polish use, Raina carries the interpretation “a queenly woman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
A possible origin is Latin, although the derivation remains uncertain.
How it developed
Reine is a short form of Reinhold.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1888. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Reine through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 527
- 0 boys · 527 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 24 babies
- 2025
- 15
- #7,417 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +15%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 15 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 7,417 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 15.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 718 as a first name in 2020; 796 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Reine’s family of names
Reine is a short form of Reinhold. In French usage, Reine shares a linguistic root with the Hindi form रानी. In French usage, Reine has a conventional equivalent in the English form Regina.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Reine has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
4 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Reine
- Reine WisellSwedish racing driver1941–2022
- Reine AlmqvistSwedish football player and manager (born 1949)
- Reine Alapini-GansouBeninese judgeborn 1956
- Reine BrynolfssonSwedish actorborn 1953
- Reine DaviesAmerican singer and actor (1886–1938)1883–1938
- Reine AuduFrench fruit seller
- Reine SossoCameroonian association football playerborn 1993
- Reine FiskeSwedish prog-rock guitaristborn 1972
- Reine Colaço Osorio-SwaabDutch composer (1881–1971)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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