Given name & surname
Rinna
“one who sings a joyous song”
Rinna is a variant of Rena. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who sings a joyous song.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Rinna is a variant of Rena. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who sings a joyous song.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Rinna is a variant of Rena. An origin associated with Rena is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2004. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Rinna through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 50
- 0 boys · 50 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #14,570 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 14,570 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 221 as a first name in 2020; 190 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.
Rinna’s family of names
Rinna has a related form in Rena. In Greek usage, Rinna as a surname is a transliteration of Ρήννα.
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 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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