Recorded 1894–1988 Girls' name Peak 1952 614 births

Renie — girls' name

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.

1890s51910s311920s691930s341940s1061950s1761960s1141970s661980s13
1950s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Renie was born in this single decade.

1952
Single peak year

21 babies were named Renie in 1952 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Renie

The Social Security Administration has registered 614 babies named Renie between 1894 and 1988, spanning 95 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Renie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1952, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Renie performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 176 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Renie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Michigan, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Renie in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Renie in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 614 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Renie at a glance

Last recorded 1988

Total births

614

Since 1894

95 years of records

Peak year

1952

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1988

Active since

1894

Recorded for 95 years

Last year on file: 1988

Renie popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1894

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1952)
21
Annual births at peak — across 95 years of records
0510152025 198819721963195519471934192419131894 5

Renie popularity over time — boys

6 total births recorded since 1915 (Renie as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 6 births
6 1915 6

Renie by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
176 births that decade — 29% of Renie's all-time total
1890s51910s311920s691930s341940s1061950s1761960s1141970s661980s13

Renie by state

Where Renie concentrates geographically — total births since 1894

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Renie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Michigan
6 1.0%
#2 California
5 0.8%
Michigan share of Renie's total US births 1.0%
Even split

6 of 614 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Renie?
614 babies have been named Renie since 1894. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1952 with 21 births.
When was Renie most popular?
Renie was most popular in the 1950s decade with 176 total births. The single peak year was 1952.
Where is Renie most popular?
The top states for the name Renie are Michigan (6 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Renie been used?
Renie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1894, spanning 95 years of data through 1988.
What names are similar to Renie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Renee, Rena, Rene, Renae, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1894–1988 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.