Boys' name · since 2008
Renji
Since 2008, U.S. Social Security records show 144 babies named Renji, peaking in 2022. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,034 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,714 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 144
- born since 2008
- 2020s
- peak decade
144 babies have been named Renji since 2008, making it today's #6714 boys' name.
Renji has 144 recorded births among boys since 2008, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6714 as of the latest data, more common than 52% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2025.
- #15,034 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,714 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 144 born since 2008
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Renji ranks #15,034 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,714 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 144 born since 2008, peaking in the 2020s.
- #15,034 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,714 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 144
- born since 2008
- 2020s
- peak decade
Renji's 144 recorded births place it above 66.92% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Renji compares
144 32nd percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Renji's all-time total is 61% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Renji | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 144 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 34 | 22,252 |
Renji's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Renji's SSA record in two at 2018 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2011, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2022 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Renji popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Renji by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (71 births, 49% of the file).
2020s was Renji's strongest decade.
71 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Renji births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
67 births
- 2020s
2020s
71 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 71 births (49% of all-time use).
Renji by state
Where Renji concentrates geographically, total births since 2008
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 3.5% |
5 of 144 births nationwide.
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What to do with Renji's data
- California records the most Renjis (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Renji: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~17 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, 2008–2025 (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 Renji 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.