Rehanna
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- reh-HAH-na
- Origin
- Arabic
Rehanna is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “sweet basil”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Rehanna mean?
Arabic: spelling of Rehana; South Asian spelling of Rayhana
“sweet basil”
Meaning borrowed from Rehana.
Is Rehanna a girl's or a boy's name?
Rehanna is a girls' name.
How popular is Rehanna in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 10 girls.
Rehanna in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5 | #4,220 |
| 2009 | 5 | #4,141 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,790 |
| 2006 | 10 | #2,263 |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 4 | #3,427 |
| 2000 | 3 | #4,074 |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 3 | #3,991 |
How popular is Rehanna in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 37 girls. It first appears in the records in 1977.
Half of all the girls named Rehanna in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Rehanna in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 5 | #16,507 |
| 2013 | 8 | #11,964 |
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 10 | #10,446 |
| 2009 | 15 | #8,054 |
| 2008 | 21 | #6,347 |
| 2007 | 37 | #4,130 |
| 2006 | 23 | #5,708 |
| 2005 | 7 | #13,003 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #15,777 |
| 2002 | 7 | #12,181 |
| 2001 | 6 | #13,514 |
| 2000 | 7 | #11,794 |
| 1999 | 9 | #9,472 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 9 | #8,761 |
| 1994 | 7 | #10,563 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 7 | #10,263 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 6 | #9,235 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 6 | #9,093 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 8 | #6,890 |
Names like Rehanna
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa, Khadija, Hiba, Halima, Rahma, Amira, Aaliyah, Hafsa, Rumaysa, Kiara, Salma, Habiba
Names related to Rehanna
Rihanna, Rhianna, Rianna, Rihana, Rehana, Reyhana, Reyhan, Renna, Reanna, Rhyann, Ryanna
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Amir, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Hamza, Kairo
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Rehanna: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/rehanna, updated 20 October 2026.