Reine
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name derived from Reinhard and Reinhold.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Reine (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Few babies have been given the name since 1998; it belongs mostly to older generations. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls | Men and boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 29 | 1,199 |
| 2000 | 27 | 1,203 |
| 2001 | 27 | 1,205 |
| 2002 | 26 | 1,210 |
| 2003 | 25 | 1,228 |
| 2004 | 25 | 1,227 |
| 2005 | 25 | 1,211 |
| 2006 | 26 | 1,214 |
| 2007 | 25 | 1,204 |
| 2008 | 27 | 1,210 |
| 2009 | 27 | 1,202 |
| 2010 | 28 | 1,197 |
| 2011 | 28 | 1,190 |
| 2012 | 27 | 1,182 |
| 2013 | 26 | 1,173 |
| 2014 | 26 | 1,164 |
| 2015 | 26 | 1,157 |
| 2016 | 26 | 1,152 |
| 2017 | 25 | 1,147 |
| 2018 | 24 | 1,132 |
| 2019 | 24 | 1,121 |
| 2020 | 23 | 1,099 |
Reine in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Reine.Hi! My name is Reine.
- Har du träffat Reine? Han började jobba här i måndags.Have you met Reine? He started working here on Monday.
- Vet du om Reine kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Reine is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Reines mamma är lärare.Reine's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Reines mamma is Reine's mum.
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Questions about Reine
How do you pronounce Reine in Swedish?
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What does the name Reine mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name derived from Reinhard and Reinhold.
How popular is Reine in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Reine in 2022. In 2020, 1,122 people in Sweden had Reine as the first name they go by.
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.