Girls' name · since 1884
Renna
Renna has 1,490 recorded births since 1884 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,718 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,762 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,490
- born since 1884
- 1950s
- peak decade
Renna currently ranks #4762 among girls' names in America, with 1,490 babies recorded since 1884.
Renna has 1,490 recorded births among girls since 1884, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4762 as of the latest data, more common than 72% of girls, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1884 to 2025.
- #5,718 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,762 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,490 born since 1884
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Renna ranks #5,718 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,762 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,490 born since 1884, peaking in the 1950s.
- #5,718 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,762 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,490
- born since 1884
- 1950s
- peak decade
Renna's 1,490 recorded births place it above 92.09% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
How Renna compares
1,490 Top 26% higher than 74% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Renna's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Renna | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,490 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 42 | 21 | 19,840 |
Renna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Renna's SSA record in two at 1968 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1884, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 42, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Renna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1884–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 42
- Annual births at peak, across 142 years of records
Renna by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (215 births, 14% of the file).
1950s was Renna's strongest decade.
215 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 14% of all-time use.
Renna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1890s 12
1890s
12 births
- 1900s 17
1900s
17 births
- 1910s 32
1910s
32 births
- 1920s 66
1920s
66 births
- 1930s 66
1930s
66 births
- 1940s
1940s
115 births
- 1950s
1950s
215 births
- 1960s
1960s
168 births
- 1970s
1970s
95 births
- 1980s 73
1980s
73 births
- 1990s 83
1990s
83 births
- 2000s
2000s
153 births
- 2010s
2010s
189 births
- 2020s
2020s
201 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 215 births (14% of all-time use).
How Renna 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 Renna's total volume
Renna by state
Where Renna concentrates geographically, total births since 1884
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 11 | 0.7% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #4 | Texas | | 5 | 0.3% |
11 of 1,490 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Renna's data
- Renna's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (215 total births) through the 2020s (201) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Illinois records the most Rennas (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois 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 Renna: 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 (~141 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, 1884–2025 (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 Renna 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.