Girls' name · since 1894
Renie
614 babies named Renie in U.S. Social Security records since 1894, with the highest year being 1952. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,403 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 614
- born since 1894
- 1950s
- peak decade
Renie is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 614 have been recorded since 1894.
Social Security Administration records show Renie recorded 614 times among girls since 1894, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1894 to 1988.
- #10,403 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 614 born since 1894
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Renie ranks #10,403 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 614 born since 1894, peaking in the 1950s.
- #10,403 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 614
- born since 1894
- 1950s
- peak decade
Renie's 614 recorded births place it above 85.61% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Michigan.
Renie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Renie's full recorded timeline at 1951, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1894, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1952 peak of 21 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Renie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1894–1988
- Peak year (1952)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 95 years of records
Renie popularity over time - boys
6 total births recorded since 1915 (Renie as boys' name)
Renie by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (176 births, 29% of the file).
1950s was Renie's strongest decade.
176 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Renie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1910s 31
1910s
31 births
- 1920s 69
1920s
69 births
- 1930s 34
1930s
34 births
- 1940s
1940s
106 births
- 1950s
1950s
176 births
- 1960s
1960s
114 births
- 1970s 66
1970s
66 births
- 1980s 13
1980s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 176 births (29% of all-time use).
How Renie 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 Renie's total volume
Renie by state
Where Renie concentrates geographically, total births since 1894
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 6 | 1.0% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 0.8% |
6 of 614 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Renie's data
- Renie's decade-level peak was the 1950s (176 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Michigan records the most Renies (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Renie: 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 (~94 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, 1894–1988 (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 Renie 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.