Unisex name · since 2012
Renly
Renly has 430 recorded births since 2012 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2017 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,637 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,186 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 430
- born since 2012
- 2010s
- peak decade
430 babies have been named Renly since 2012, making it today's #5186 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Renly has been recorded 430 times among boys since 2012, currently ranked #5186 nationally and more common than 63% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2012 to 2025.
- #8,637 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,186 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 430 born since 2012
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Renly ranks #8,637 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,186 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 430 born since 2012, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,637 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,186 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 430
- born since 2012
- 2010s
- peak decade
Renly's 430 recorded births place it above 81% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Michigan.
How Renly compares
430 Top 47% higher than 53% of 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
Renly's all-time total is 17% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Renly | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 430 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 67 | 34 | 22,252 |
Renly's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Renly splits its recorded history at 2019: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2012 (10 births) -- compare that against the 2017 peak of 67 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Renly popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 67
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Renly popularity over time - girls
193 total births recorded since 2014 (Renly as girls' name)
Renly by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (270 births, 63% of the file).
2010s was Renly's strongest decade.
270 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Renly births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
270 births
- 2020s
2020s
160 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 270 births (63% of all-time use).
Renly by state
Where Renly concentrates geographically, total births since 2012
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 5 | 1.2% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 5 | 1.2% |
| #3 | Tennessee | | 5 | 1.2% |
5 of 430 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Renly's data
- Renly's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (270 total births) through the 2020s (160) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Michigan records the most Renlys (5 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Renly: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~13 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, 2012–2025 (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 Renly 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.