Recorded 1947–1961 Girls' name Peak 1954 40 births

Reenie — girls' name

40 babies named Reenie in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 1954. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51950s241960s11
1950s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Reenie was born in this single decade.

1954
Single peak year

7 babies were named Reenie in 1954 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Reenie

The Social Security Administration has registered 40 babies named Reenie between 1947 and 1961, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Reenie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1961. The name reached its historical peak in 1954, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Reenie performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Reenie shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Reenie in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 40 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Reenie at a glance

Last recorded 1961

Total births

40

Since 1947

15 years of records

Peak year

1954

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1961

Active since

1947

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1961

Reenie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–1947

Last recorded 1961
Peak year (1954)
7
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1961196019591958195719541947 5

Reenie by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
24 births that decade — 60% of Reenie's all-time total
1940s51950s241960s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Reenie?
40 babies have been named Reenie since 1947. It was last recorded in 1961. The peak year was 1954 with 7 births.
When was Reenie most popular?
Reenie was most popular in the 1950s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1954.
How long has the name Reenie been used?
Reenie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1947, spanning 15 years of data through 1961.
What names are similar to Reenie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Reese, Reece, Reem, Reena, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1947–1961 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.