Girls' name · since 1925
Renae
14,141 babies named Renae in U.S. Social Security records since 1925, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,337 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,261 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,141
- born since 1925
- 1960s
- peak decade
Renae currently ranks #3261 among girls' names in America, with 14,141 babies recorded since 1925.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Renae has been recorded 14,141 times among girls since 1925, currently ranked #3261 nationally and more common than 81% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1925 to 2025.
- #1,337 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,261 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 14,141 born since 1925
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Renae ranks #1,337 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,261 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 14,141 born since 1925, peaking in the 1960s.
- #1,337 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,261 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,141
- born since 1925
- 1960s
- peak decade
Renae's 14,141 recorded births place it above 98.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
41 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Renae compares
14,141 Top 8% higher than 92% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Renae's all-time total is 38x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Renae | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 14,141 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 386 | 21 | 19,840 |
Renae's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Renae's full recorded timeline at 1977, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1925, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1970 peak of 386 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Renae popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–2025
- Peak year (1970)
- 386
- Annual births at peak, across 101 years of records
Renae popularity over time - boys
33 total births recorded since 1955 (Renae as boys' name)
Renae by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (3,297 births, 23% of the file).
1960s was Renae's strongest decade.
3,297 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Renae births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 12
1920s
12 births
- 1930s 123
1930s
123 births
- 1940s 434
1940s
434 births
- 1950s
1950s
2,013 births
- 1960s
1960s
3,297 births
- 1970s
1970s
2,932 births
- 1980s
1980s
2,352 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,413 births
- 2000s 809
2000s
809 births
- 2010s 499
2010s
499 births
- 2020s 257
2020s
257 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 3,297 births (23% of all-time use).
How Renae compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Renae's total volume
Renae by state
Where Renae concentrates geographically, total births since 1925
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,035 | 7.3% |
| #2 | Minnesota | | 1,012 | 7.2% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 928 | 6.6% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 622 | 4.4% |
| #5 | Iowa | | 568 | 4.0% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 535 | 3.8% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 511 | 3.6% |
| #8 | Texas | | 490 | 3.5% |
1,035 of 14,141 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 41 reporting states.
Renae appears in 41 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Renae's data
- Renae's decade-level peak was the 1960s (3,297 total births); usage has since declined to 257 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Renaes (1,035 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Renae: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~100 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1925–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Renae draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.