Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Trena isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1913. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Trena through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5,160
- 0 boys · 5,160 girls
- Most popular year
- 1971
- 255 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 2009. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 255 in 1971. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,197 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.
Trena’s family of names
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 2
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.
Similar names
If you love Trena, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Deena
Deena is a feminine given name.
>99% girls
Dena
“from the valley; a church official”
>99% girls
Rana
“an eyecatching, beautiful object” · “an eye-catching woman; to gaze upon”
15% boys · 85% girls
Karena
“one who is pure; virginal”
>99% girls
Jeanna
“God is gracious”
>99% girls
Corinna
“a spear-wielding woman”
>99% girls
Tina
Tina is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “from the river; also shortened torm of names ending in -tina.”
>99% girls
Reena
“one who sings a joyous song”
>99% girls