Fun Facts About the Name Lareina
- 745 babies named Lareina: U.S. records list 745 babies given the name Lareina from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Lareina Mean?
Lareina is a feminine given name meaning "the queen." It matches the Spanish phrase la reina: la is the feminine definite article ("the"), and reina means "queen." Reina comes from Latin regina, the feminine form of rex, "king." The literal sense is therefore "the queen," not a symbolic or derived meaning. In Spanish the words are normally written separately as a title or description; the joined spelling Lareina is chiefly an English-language given name. The related name Reina exists independently as a personal name, but Lareina is not simply a standard Spanish variant of it.
Lareina Name History & Origins
The name Reina is the Spanish word for "queen" used as a feminine given name, and it has been current in Spanish-speaking countries and in Sephardic Jewish communities. Lareina adds the Spanish article la to that word and writes the phrase as one name. This joined form is not a conventional Spanish personal name; it belongs mainly to English-language naming. It can be understood either as the phrase la reina converted into a single given name or as a modern English formation using an initial La-, a pattern also seen in names such as Latoya and LaShawn. No major historical figure, saint, or literary character is associated with Lareina specifically. The name's recognizable meaning comes from its Spanish components rather than from a long independent tradition.
How Popular is the Name Lareina?
Lareina has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2018. Its best rank was #3,777 in 1980.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,000 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 2024 | #5,875 | 21 | 0.0013% |
| 2023 | #6,552 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 2022 | #9,375 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2021 | #5,330 | 24 | 0.0015% |
| 2020 | #7,083 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 2019 | #5,109 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 2018 | #4,513 | 31 | 0.0018% |
| 2017 | #5,456 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 2016 | #6,308 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2015 | #8,249 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2014 | #6,601 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2013 | #6,377 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2012 | #7,027 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2011 | #7,637 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2010 | #7,080 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2009 | #13,138 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2008 | #8,357 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2007 | #13,362 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2006 | #7,350 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2005 | #10,583 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2004 | #7,654 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2003 | #7,817 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2002 | #9,931 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2001 | #8,505 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1999 | #8,554 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1998 | #7,812 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1997 | #13,011 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1996 | #14,771 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1994 | #11,216 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1993 | #10,120 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1992 | #7,297 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1990 | #7,617 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1989 | #10,319 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1988 | #12,913 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1987 | #4,580 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1986 | #8,130 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1985 | #4,552 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1984 | #6,105 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1983 | #6,462 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1982 | #4,823 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1981 | #4,081 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1980 | #3,777 | 21 | 0.0013% |
| 1979 | #4,136 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 1978 | #4,364 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 1977 | #6,110 | 10 | 0.0007% |
| 1976 | #6,954 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1975 | #6,832 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1974 | #6,559 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1973 | #6,384 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1972 | #4,652 | 12 | 0.0008% |
| 1971 | #4,425 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1970 | #7,531 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1969 | #5,717 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1968 | #6,631 | 6 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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