Given name
Rinnah
“one who sings a joyous song”
Rinnah is a variant of Rena. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who sings a joyous song.”
Original Hebrewרנה
Meaning & origin
What it means
Rinnah is a variant of Rena. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who sings a joyous song.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Rinnah is a variant of Rena. An origin associated with Rena is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
From the Hebrew verb ranan (רנן), “to give a ringing cry.”
From biblical name research
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1998. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Rinnah appears in 1 Chronicles 4:20.
From biblical name research
Rinnah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 151
- 0 boys · 151 girls
- Most popular year
- 2013
- 12 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #14,571 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −76%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 14,571 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 7
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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