Reyna

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 23 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Reyna is also recorded as 4 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• English given name315K records spelled Reyna14 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Venezuela, Philippines, Peru

  Languages: English, German, Dutch

  Also written 'Reyna, Rëÿńä, Rēynā, Rëýnâ, Rëýnä

• French given name5.6K records spelled Reyna4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, France, Spain, Peru

  Languages: French, Catalan

  Also written Reynã, Rëýñä

• Indonesian given name3.8K records spelled Reyna4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Indonesia, Peru, Philippines, United States

  Languages: Indonesian, Malay

  Also written 'Reyna, Řĕyņå

• Lao given name2.8K records spelled Reyna8 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Laos, United States, Peru, Thailand

  Languages: Lao, Thai

  Also written Rëÿńâ, Reynä, Rëÿnä, Řëynä, Rêynã

65 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Reyna is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In English, for RAYNER or RAINEY

  as a name·A Dictionary of English Surnames

• In Catalan, obsolete spelling of reina (“queen”)

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Filipino, queen; queen consort (wife of a king)

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In non, to try (out), prove

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Icelandic, to try, attempt

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

EC INEC — Visualizador de Nombres y Apellidos, per-token query API (1900–2024) — 119 years between 1901–2024. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Reyna Pastorb. 1931ARArgentine historian
• Reyna Lucerob. 1950VEVenezuelan singer
• Reyna Marlene de los Ángeles Catzín Cihb. 1954MXMexican politician
• Reyna Thompsonb. 1963USAmerican football player
• Reyna Grandeb. 1975MXMexican writer
• Reyna Tirado Gálvezb. 1982MXMexican politician
• Reyna Hamuib. 1993MXMexican figure skater
• Reyna Pachecob. 1994MXAmerican professional squash player (born 1994)
• Reyna Reyesb. 2001USAmerican–Mexican association football player
• Reyna Walters-MorganUSAmerican attorney

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 750 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Reyna?

We estimate roughly 37 thousand people bear Reyna (counting its spellings and scripts) across 8 countries in our records.

In which country does Reyna have the most bearers?

Reyna is most frequently recorded in Mexico, where it is most often spelled reyna.

How common is Reyna compared with other names?

In Mexico, Reyna is the 136th most common given name of 191,605 given names recorded there.

Is Reyna a male or female name?

Reyna is a female name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Reyna mean?

Recorded meaning: feminine form of Rey; 'queen'