Reyna
A feminine Spanish name ultimately derived from Latin, meaning "queen".
Name Census estimates that about 17,538 living Americans carry the first name Reyna. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Reyna today is around 23 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Reyna births was 2024 (538 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Reyna. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Reyna with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
18K
~ 1 in 19,544 Americans
Peak year
2024
538 babies that year
Average age
23
years old
2000 SSA rank
#562
Tracked since 1913
Census
Reyna in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 33,951 people with the first name Reyna, which placed it at #1,163 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#1,163
National first-name rank
People counted
34K
33,951 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
11.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
89.6% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Reyna
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Reyna is Hispanic at 89.6%. The next largest groups are White (5.4%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (1.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Reyna described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Reyna at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino89.6% · 30,423
- White5.4% · 1,828
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.8% · 620
- Black or African American1.6% · 551
- Two or more races1.2% · 411
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3% · 118
Gender
Gender distribution for Reyna
Out of the 18,179 babies given the name Reyna since 1880, 99.8% were registered as female. The name sits firmly on the female side of the spectrum, with only a handful of male registrations across the entire dataset.
Reyna as a male name
- Ranked #10,059 in 2000
- 6 male births in 2000
- Peak: 1996 (6 births)
Reyna as a female name
- Ranked #562 in 2024
- 538 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2024 (538 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Reyna appears almost entirely female. Of the 33,961 people counted with this name, 99.6% were female and only a very small share were male.
Popularity
Reyna: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Reyna from the 1910s through to the 2020s, spanning 12 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 4,582 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Reyna remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Reyna by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Reyna during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Reynas live
The SSA's state-level files cover 37 states and territories. California, Texas, Arizona recorded the most babies named Reyna, while Mississippi, Connecticut, Nebraska recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 422 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Reyna
The name Reyna is a Spanish name derived from the word "reina," which means "queen" in English. It has its origins in the Latin word "regina," which also means "queen." The name first appeared in Spain during the medieval period and was used to refer to royal or noble women.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Reyna can be found in the 13th-century Spanish epic poem "El Cantar de Mio Cid," where it is used as a title for the wife of the main character, Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar. In this context, Reyna was likely used to emphasize the noble status and regal bearing of the character.
The name Reyna gained popularity throughout Spain and its colonies during the 16th and 17th centuries, particularly among the upper classes and nobility. It was often given to daughters born into royal or aristocratic families, reflecting the desire to associate the child with qualities of leadership, power, and grace.
One of the most notable historical figures with the name Reyna was Reyna de Aragón (1173-1201), also known as Reina de Aragón. She was the Queen of Aragon and Countess of Barcelona, and her reign was marked by significant territorial expansions and the consolidation of Aragonese power in the Iberian Peninsula.
Another prominent figure was Reyna de Castilla (1370-1418), also known as Reina de Castilla. She was the Queen of Castile and León, and her reign was characterized by her efforts to maintain peace and stability in the kingdom during a period of political turmoil.
In the Americas, one of the earliest recorded instances of the name Reyna is Reyna Beatriz de Guzmán (c. 1520-1598), a Spanish noblewoman who accompanied Hernán Cortés on his conquest of Mexico. She is known for her role in the establishment of the first school for Indigenous children in Mexico.
In the 17th century, Reyna Juana de la Cruz (1648-1691) was a Mexican writer and nun who is considered one of the earliest female authors in the Americas. Her work, which included poetry and religious texts, explored themes of spirituality and the human condition.
Reyna Madre María de los Dolores Lara y Morales (1827-1863) was a Mexican noblewoman and the mother of Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico. She played a significant role in the establishment of the Second Mexican Empire and is remembered for her support of her son's rule.
These are just a few examples of notable historical figures who bore the name Reyna, a name that has carried with it a sense of regal dignity and strength throughout the centuries.
People
Reyna + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Reyna as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with R
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Reyna: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Reyna?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 17,538 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Reyna going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 19,544 US residents.
Is Reyna a common name?
We classify Reyna as "Uncommon". It ranks above 98.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 18,179 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Reyna most popular?
The single biggest year for Reyna was 2024, when 538 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Reyna is about 23 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Reyna in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 33,951 people with the name Reyna, or 11.24 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #1,163 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Reyna in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Reyna?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Reyna appears almost entirely female. Of the 33,961 people counted with this name, 99.6% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Reyna?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Reyna is Hispanic at 89.6%. The next largest groups are White (5.4%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (1.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Reyna most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Reyna in the 2020 Census, accounting for 89.6% (30,423 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Reyna in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Reyna a female name?
Yes, 99.8% of people registered as Reyna in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Reyna still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Reyna in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Reyna can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are called Reyna?
You can see how many Americans are named Reyna on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — same data roots, lighter UI.