MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Rehana mean?
Rehana is associated with rayḥān, aromatic herbs or basil, through established South Asian forms such as Raihana. The Arabic source rayḥān denotes a fragrant plant rather than one fixed botanical species.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
रेहाना
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Rehana in Indian usage
112,599 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for girls (99.2%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 111,646 records (99.2%).
- Recorded as male: 953 records (0.8%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 322 |
| 1940s | 1,404 |
| 1950s | 5,299 |
| 1960s | 16,354 |
| 1970s | 29,200 |
| 1980s | 37,234 |
| 1990s | 22,630 |
| Other decades | 156 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 40,036 |
| Bihar | 38,085 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 9,160 |
| Jharkhand | 8,712 |
| Rajasthan | 5,835 |
| Maharashtra | 3,305 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 2,673 |
| Assam | 859 |
| Delhi | 756 |
| Odisha | 681 |
| Uttarakhand | 526 |
| Haryana | 412 |
| Kerala | 405 |
| Karnataka | 248 |
| Goa | 244 |
| Tripura | 240 |
| Other states | 422 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Rehana / F | 4 | 4,867 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Rehana; Table_6, C5707 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Rehana; Table_6, C5707