Girls' name · since 1944
Renelle
Since 1944, U.S. Social Security records show 430 babies named Renelle, peaking in 1949. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,957 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 430
- born since 1944
- 1960s
- peak decade
Renelle sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 430 recorded since 1944.
Social Security Administration records show Renelle recorded 430 times among girls since 1944, 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 1944 to 2024.
- #12,957 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 430 born since 1944
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Renelle ranks #12,957 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 430 born since 1944, peaking in the 1960s.
- #12,957 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 430
- born since 1944
- 1960s
- peak decade
Renelle's 430 recorded births place it above 82.08% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Renelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Renelle's full recorded timeline at 1976, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1944, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1949 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Renelle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1944–2024
- Peak year (1949)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 81 years of records
Renelle by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (90 births, 21% of the file).
1960s was Renelle's strongest decade.
90 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Renelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 25
1940s
25 births
- 1950s
1950s
59 births
- 1960s
1960s
90 births
- 1970s
1970s
83 births
- 1980s
1980s
89 births
- 1990s
1990s
37 births
- 2000s 20
2000s
20 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
- 2020s 16
2020s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 90 births (21% of all-time use).
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What to do with Renelle's data
- Renelle's decade-level peak was the 1960s (90 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2020s -- 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 Renelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1949)
Similar record span (~80 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, 1944–2024 (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 Renelle 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.