Girls' name · since 1932
Renea
Renea has 4,335 recorded births since 1932 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1964 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,830 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,043 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,335
- born since 1932
- 1960s
- peak decade
Renea currently ranks #11043 among girls' names in America, with 4,335 babies recorded since 1932.
Renea has 4,335 recorded births among girls since 1932, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11043 as of the latest data, more common than 36% of girls, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1932 to 2025.
- #2,830 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,043 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,335 born since 1932
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Renea ranks #2,830 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,043 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,335 born since 1932, peaking in the 1960s.
- #2,830 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,043 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,335
- born since 1932
- 1960s
- peak decade
Renea's 4,335 recorded births place it above 96.08% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
26 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Renea compares
4,335 Top 15% higher than 85% 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
Renea's all-time total is 12x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Renea | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,335 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 161 | 21 | 19,840 |
Renea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Renea's SSA record in two at 1983 and the more recent half accounts for 23% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 77%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1932, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1964 peak of 161, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Renea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1932–2025
- Peak year (1964)
- 161
- Annual births at peak, across 94 years of records
Renea by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (1,348 births, 31% of the file).
1960s was Renea's strongest decade.
1,348 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Renea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 17
1930s
17 births
- 1940s 102
1940s
102 births
- 1950s
1950s
666 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,348 births
- 1970s
1970s
961 births
- 1980s
1980s
630 births
- 1990s 316
1990s
316 births
- 2000s 155
2000s
155 births
- 2010s 96
2010s
96 births
- 2020s 44
2020s
44 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 1,348 births (31% of all-time use).
How Renea 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 Renea's total volume
Renea by state
Where Renea concentrates geographically, total births since 1932
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 246 | 5.7% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 242 | 5.6% |
| #3 | California | | 186 | 4.3% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 186 | 4.3% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 147 | 3.4% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 146 | 3.4% |
| #7 | New York | | 90 | 2.1% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 72 | 1.7% |
246 of 4,335 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.
Renea appears in 26 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Renea's data
- Renea's decade-level peak was the 1960s (1,348 total births); usage has since declined to 44 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Reneas (246 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Renea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1964)
Similar record span (~93 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, 1932–2025 (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 Renea 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.