Rina
From Hebrew, where it carries the sense of joy and singing. Only 106 women in Poland use it, so most people here have never met one.
Rina Pronunciation
Rina is pronounced REE-nah (/ˈrina/).
What Rina means
Where Rina comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Rina comes from the Hebrew rinnah, a word for joy and for singing. It names the sound a crowd makes when it cheers or lifts a song together. The word appears in Psalm 126, where those who sow in tears reap with rinnah, a glad shout. Meaning and origin sit close here.
Two cultures claim Rina. Jewish families use it as a Hebrew given name for a daughter. In Japan the same sound is written with kanji and read as a native name, which is why Rina sounds at home in Tokyo and in Tel Aviv alike.
On a Polish class register Rina is short and quickly learned. It has no standard Polish diminutive, and it needs none. The four letters do the work.
Rina keeps its first sense: joy, and the sound of singing.
How many people are named Rina
1 in 212678 women in Poland is named Rina. 106 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #3326 among female names.
Rina's popularity over time
Fewer than 2 girls were given the name in 2025. It has been stable for a decade.
Rina as a middle name
Rina is a first name for 106 women in Poland and a middle name for another 12, a 90/10 split. In the women's middle-name ranking it sits 2201st, between Renia (12) and Ritta (12).
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#2199 Reese12
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#2200 Renia12
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#2201 Rina12
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#2202 Ritta12
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#2203 Rosemaria12