Given name
Robena
“one who is bright with fame”
Robena is a variant of Roberta. In English use, Roberta carries the interpretation “one who is bright with fame.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Robena is a variant of Roberta. In English use, Roberta carries the interpretation “one who is bright with fame.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1897. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Robena through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 590
- 0 boys · 590 girls
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 29 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 1974. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 29 in 1920. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 233 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.
Robena’s family of names
Robena has a related form in Robin. Robena has a related form in Roberta.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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