US rank #7854 Boys' name Peak 2000 391 births

Renan — #7854 US boys' name

391 babies named Renan in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s171980s521990s732000s972010s982020s49
#7854
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 45% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Renan was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

18 babies were named Renan in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Renan

The Social Security Administration has registered 391 babies named Renan between 1968 and 2024, spanning 57 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Renan currently holds the #7854 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Renan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 98 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Renan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 17 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Renan in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Renan 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 391 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.

Renan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

391

Since 1968

57 years of records

Peak year

2000

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,854

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1968

Recorded for 57 years

Last year on file: 2024

Renan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1968

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2000)
18
Annual births at peak — across 57 years of records
05101520 202420182012200519991992198619771968 5

Renan by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
98 births that decade — 25% of Renan's all-time total
1960s51970s171980s521990s732000s972010s982020s49

Renan by state

Where Renan concentrates geographically — total births since 1968

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Renan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
17 4.3%
California share of Renan's total US births 4.3%

17 of 391 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Renan?
391 babies have been named Renan since 1968. It currently ranks #7854 among boys. The peak year was 2000 with 18 births.
When was Renan most popular?
Renan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 98 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Renan most popular?
The top states for the name Renan are California (17 births).
How long has the name Renan been used?
Renan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 57 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Renan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rene, Reno, Renato, Renaldo, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1968–2024 (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.