Unisex name · since 1936
Renn
Since 1936, U.S. Social Security records show 361 babies named Renn, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,588 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,440 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 361
- born since 1936
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Renn is the #5440 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 361 recorded since 1936.
Renn has 361 recorded births among boys since 1936, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5440 as of the latest data, more common than 61% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1936 to 2025.
- #9,588 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,440 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 361 born since 1936
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Renn ranks #9,588 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,440 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 361 born since 1936, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,588 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,440 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 361
- born since 1936
- 2010s
- peak decade
Renn's 361 recorded births place it above 78.91% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Renn compares
361 49th 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
Renn's all-time total is 2% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Renn | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 361 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 34 | 22,252 |
Renn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Renn splits its recorded history at 2006: 64% of all births land in the more recent half, 36% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1936 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Renn popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1936–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 90 years of records
Renn popularity over time - girls
266 total births recorded since 2006 (Renn as girls' name)
Renn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (107 births, 30% of the file).
2010s was Renn's strongest decade.
107 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Renn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s 21
1970s
21 births
- 1980s
1980s
45 births
- 1990s 34
1990s
34 births
- 2000s
2000s
49 births
- 2010s
2010s
107 births
- 2020s
2020s
94 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 107 births (30% of all-time use).
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What to do with Renn's data
- Renn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (107 total births) through the 2020s (94) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Renn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~89 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, 1936–2025 (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 Renn 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.