Unisex name · since 1949
Rendy
Rendy has 141 recorded births since 1949 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1961 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #23,441 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 141
- born since 1949
- 1960s
- peak decade
Rendy is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 141 have been recorded since 1949.
Social Security Administration records show Rendy recorded 141 times among girls since 1949, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1949 to 1992.
- #23,441 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 141 born since 1949
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rendy ranks #23,441 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 141 born since 1949, peaking in the 1960s.
- #23,441 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 141
- born since 1949
- 1960s
- peak decade
Rendy's 141 recorded births place it above 67.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Rendy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rendy splits its recorded history at 1967: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1949 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1961 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rendy popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–1992
- Peak year (1961)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Rendy popularity over time - boys
17 total births recorded since 1966 (Rendy as boys' name)
Rendy by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (58 births, 41% of the file).
1960s was Rendy's strongest decade.
58 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Rendy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 20
1950s
20 births
- 1960s
1960s
58 births
- 1970s
1970s
28 births
- 1980s
1980s
25 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 58 births (41% of all-time use).
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What to do with Rendy's data
- Rendy's decade-level peak was the 1960s (58 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Rendy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1961)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1949–1992 (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 Rendy 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.