Rendy — unisex name
141 babies named Rendy in U.S. Social Security records since 1949, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
141 girls have been named Rendy since 1949, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1992.
- 141
- total births
- 1949–1992
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 41%
- born in that decade
41% of everyone ever named Rendy was born in this single decade.
11 babies were named Rendy in 1961 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Rendy
The Social Security Administration has registered 141 babies named Rendy between 1949 and 1992, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rendy currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1961, when 11 babies received it in a single year. Rendy is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 17 additional births since 1966.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Rendy performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 58 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Rendy shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Rendy 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 141 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.
Rendy at a glance
Last recorded 1992Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Rendy popularity over time — girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1949
- Peak year (1961)
- 11
- Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1992.
141 total births across 44 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1961 with 11 births in a single year.
Rendy popularity over time — boys
17 total births recorded since 1966 (Rendy as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Rendy accounts for 11% of total recorded use across both genders.
Rendy by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1960s
- 58 births that decade — 41% of Rendy's all-time total
Rendy decade highlights
- Peak decade 58 births
- Runner-up 28 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1960s was Rendy's strongest decade
58 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 41% of all-time use.
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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, 1949–1992 (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.