רינה
Rina means “joy, joyful song”
Rina is a girl's name of Biblical origin.
In Chronicles Rinnah is a man of Judah; today it is a girls' name.
- In Hebrew
- רינה
- In English letters
- Rina
- Other English spellings
- Rinah, Rinnah
- Meaning
- Joy, joyful song
- Origin
- Biblical
- Given to
- Girls
- Gematria value
- 265
7,706 Jewish Israelis born since 1949 carry the name Rina.
- 7,699 of them are women and girls, and 7 are men and boys.
- 266 of them were born in 1951, more than in any other year.
- Carriers born 2020 to 2024: 263, against 217 born 2010 to 2014, so its share of births is about the same.
Central Bureau of Statistics register, April 2025. People who changed their name are counted under the one they carry now, and a year with fewer than five shows as zero.
This is how Rina is counted in each population group.
These are the people born 1949 to 2024 who carry the spelling רינה today, in each population group and sex the register lists for it. The rank counts the names given in 2024, and 1 is the most given. A count under 5 is not published, so the table says “fewer than 5”, and 0 means nobody.
| Population group | Carriers | Born in 2024 | Rank in 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jewish girls | 7,699 | 57 | 201 of 678 |
| Jewish boys | 7 | 0 | – |
| Muslim girls | 620 | 8 | 345 of 505 |
| Christian Arab girls | 196 | 0 | – |
| Druze girls | 152 | fewer than 5 | – |
In 2024, Rina ranked 201 of 678 among the names given to Jewish girls.
Source: the Central Bureau of Statistics table of current first names of people born 1949 to 2024, by sex and population group (release 391/2025 of 8 December 2025, read on 2 November 2026). Groups and sexes with no row for this spelling are left out.
These six names are close to Rina in theme or origin.
These are the questions people ask about the name Rina.
What does the name Rina mean?
Rina means “joy, joyful song”. Rina is a girl's name of Biblical origin. In Chronicles Rinnah is a man of Judah; today it is a girls' name.
Is Rina a boy's name or a girl's name?
Rina is mainly a girl's name. Of the 7,706 Jewish Israelis born since 1949 who carry it, 7,699 are women and girls and 7 are men and boys.
How do you write Rina in Hebrew?
Rina is written רינה in Hebrew.
How many people in Israel are named Rina?
7,706 Jewish Israelis born 1949 to 2024 carry Rina today. The most were born in 1951. In 2024, Rina ranked 201 of 678 among the names given to Jewish girls.
Counts are Jewish Israelis born 1949 to 2024 who carry the name today, from the Central Bureau of Statistics register of April 2025. Meanings follow the standard etymologies of Hebrew name references, and where nobody can be sure the page says so.