Unisex name · since 1885
Rennie
Rennie has 999 recorded births since 1885 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1948 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,145 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 999
- born since 1885
- 1950s
- peak decade
Rennie sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 999 recorded since 1885.
Rennie has 999 recorded births among boys since 1885, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, 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 1885 to 2021.
- #5,145 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 999 born since 1885
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rennie ranks #5,145 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 999 born since 1885, peaking in the 1950s.
- #5,145 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 999
- born since 1885
- 1950s
- peak decade
Rennie's 999 recorded births place it above 88.68% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Rennie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rennie splits its recorded history at 1960: 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 1885 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1948 peak of 32 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rennie popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1885–2021
- Peak year (1948)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 137 years of records
Rennie popularity over time - girls
940 total births recorded since 1880 (Rennie as girls' name)
Rennie by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (201 births, 20% of the file).
1950s was Rennie's strongest decade.
201 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Rennie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1910s 30
1910s
30 births
- 1920s 72
1920s
72 births
- 1930s 74
1930s
74 births
- 1940s
1940s
139 births
- 1950s
1950s
201 births
- 1960s
1960s
192 births
- 1970s
1970s
116 births
- 1980s 80
1980s
80 births
- 1990s 52
1990s
52 births
- 2000s 28
2000s
28 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 201 births (20% of all-time use).
How Rennie 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 Rennie's total volume
Rennie by state
Where Rennie concentrates geographically, total births since 1885
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 11 | 1.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 10 | 1.0% |
11 of 999 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Rennie's data
- Rennie's decade-level peak was the 1950s (201 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Rennies (11 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Rennie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1948)
Similar record span (~136 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, 1885–2021 (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 Rennie 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.