Trena
A girl's name of Latin origin with 5,160 recorded U.S. births.
Meaning & Origin
A female given name.
Trena is a girl's baby name of Latin origin, possibly a short form of Katerina or a variant of Trina, itself a diminutive of Katherine, from the Greek Aikaterinē, associated with 'purity' via the Greek katharos.
Trena was used in mid-20th century America as a distinctive short-form name. It has a crisp, energetic quality — just two syllables, clean and confident, that carry the heritage of Katherine in a thoroughly modern package.
EtymologyShow more
The ending of a name often carries more etymological information than the beginning. Trena's final sounds are open, warm — a soft ending that crosses many language boundaries. In English-language naming, many feminine names end on open vowels or soft consonants, creating a melodic, approachable quality. Trena follows that feminine pattern.
Explore the ending-based name pages on this site to find names that share Trena's suffix pattern — names with similar endings often share a style and era, even when they come from different linguistic backgrounds.
At a Glance
Popularity Over Time
Trena has 84+ years of history in the U.S., first appearing in 1913.
Popularity by Decade
| Decade | Births | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57 | ▼ |
| 1990s | 151 | ▼ |
| 1980s | 468 | ▼ |
| 1970s | 1,466 | ▼ |
| 1960s | 1,764 | ▲ |
| 1950s | 778 | ▲ |
| 1940s | 359 | ▲ |
| 1930s | 35 | ▼ |
| 1920s | 39 | — |
| 1910s | 43 | — |
The Story of Trena
A Gen X name
Peaking in 1971, Trena is a Gen X staple. Girls named Trena are most likely born between 1961 and 1981.
How rare is Trena?
Trena has 5,160 recorded births in the U.S. — a well-established name with deep roots.
The journey through the decades
First appeared in the records in 1913, gained momentum through the mid-century, peaked in the 1960s with 1,764 births that decade, and has since become a rare, vintage choice.
Trena by the numbers
- Would fill 108 school buses
- Meeting one Trena per day would take 14.1 years
Year-by-Year Data
View complete yearly data(84 years, 1913–2009)
| Year | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 5 | #19999 |
| 2007 | 6 | #17491 |
| 2006 | 8 | #13523 |
| 2005 | 10 | #10869 |
| 2004 | 5 | #18636 |
| 2002 | 8 | #12125 |
| 2001 | 5 | #17798 |
| 2000 | 10 | #9832 |
| 1999 | 15 | #6821 |
| 1998 | 9 | #10067 |
| 1997 | 15 | #6466 |
| 1996 | 13 | #7101 |
| 1995 | 12 | #7490 |
| 1994 | 14 | #6645 |
| 1993 | 19 | #5195 |
| 1992 | 7 | #11665 |
| 1991 | 29 | #3718 |
| 1990 | 18 | #5271 |
| 1989 | 23 | #4243 |
| 1988 | 21 | #4302 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. Showing years with 5+ recorded births.
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Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration, 1913–2009