Given name & surname
Riina
“queen”
Riina is a surname from Sicilian. It is used in English, Finnish, Estonian, and Sicilian.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Riina goes back to Sicilian Riina, meaning “queen.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Finnish usage, Riina is a short form of Catherine. In Finnish usage, Riina is a short form of Katariina.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2024. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Riina through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 0 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 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 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 229 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.
Riina’s family of names
In Finnish usage, Riina is a short form of Catherine. In English usage, Riina as a surname has a related form in Reina. In Finnish usage, Riina is a short form of Katariina.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Riina has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Sicilian roots to each of them.
Nicknames & forms 4
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 Riina
- Riina SikkutEstonian politician (born 1983)
- Riina SolmanEstonian politician (born 1972)
- Riina HeinEstonian film producer and actress (born 1955)
- Riina MaidreEstonian actress and teacher (born 1982)
- Riina SildosEstonian film producer (born 1964)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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