Girls' name · since 1931
Renella
149 babies named Renella in U.S. Social Security records since 1931, with the highest year being 1952. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #22,855 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 149
- born since 1931
- 1950s
- peak decade
149 girls have been named Renella since 1931, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Renella has been recorded 149 times among girls since 1931, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1931 to 1970.
- #22,855 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 149 born since 1931
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Renella ranks #22,855 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 149 born since 1931, peaking in the 1950s.
- #22,855 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 149
- born since 1931
- 1950s
- peak decade
Renella's 149 recorded births place it above 68.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Renella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Renella's full recorded timeline at 1954, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1931, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1952 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Renella popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1931–1970
- Peak year (1952)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Renella by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (61 births, 41% of the file).
1950s was Renella's strongest decade.
61 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Renella births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 16
1930s
16 births
- 1940s
1940s
27 births
- 1950s
1950s
61 births
- 1960s
1960s
40 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 61 births (41% of all-time use).
Renella by state
Where Renella concentrates geographically, total births since 1931
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 28 | 18.8% |
28 of 149 births nationwide.
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What to do with Renella's data
- Renella's decade-level peak was the 1950s (61 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Renellas (28 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana 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 Renella: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1952)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1931–1970 (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 Renella 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.