Unisex name · since 1999
Renner
602 babies named Renner in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,058 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,295 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 602
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
602 babies have been named Renner since 1999, making it today's #3295 unisex name.
Renner has 602 recorded births among boys since 1999, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3295 as of the latest data, more common than 76% 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 1999 to 2025.
- #7,058 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,295 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 602 born since 1999
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Renner ranks #7,058 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,295 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 602 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,058 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,295 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 602
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Renner's 602 recorded births place it above 84.47% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Renner compares
602 Top 41% higher than 59% 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
Renner's all-time total is 63% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Renner | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 602 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 42 | 34 | 22,252 |
Renner's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Renner's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 69% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 31%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2003, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2018 peak of 42, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Renner popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 42
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Renner popularity over time - girls
31 total births recorded since 1904 (Renner as girls' name)
Renner by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (304 births, 50% of the file).
2010s was Renner's strongest decade.
304 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Renner births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s 112
2000s
112 births
- 2010s
2010s
304 births
- 2020s
2020s
180 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 304 births (50% of all-time use).
How Renner compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Renner's total volume
Renner by state
Where Renner concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 21 | 3.5% |
| #2 | California | | 16 | 2.7% |
21 of 602 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Renner's data
- Renner's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (304 total births) through the 2020s (180) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Renners (21 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Renner: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1999–2025 (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 Renner 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.