Unisex name · since 1936
Renny
Renny has 661 recorded births since 1936 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1976 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,680 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,842 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 661
- born since 1936
- 1970s
- peak decade
Renny currently ranks #10842 among unisex names in America, with 661 babies recorded since 1936.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Renny has been recorded 661 times among boys since 1936, currently ranked #10842 nationally and more common than 22% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1936 to 2025.
- #6,680 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,842 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 661 born since 1936
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Renny ranks #6,680 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,842 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 661 born since 1936, peaking in the 1970s.
- #6,680 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,842 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 661
- born since 1936
- 1970s
- peak decade
Renny's 661 recorded births place it above 85.31% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Renny compares
661 Top 39% higher than 61% 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
Renny's all-time total is 79% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Renny | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 661 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 34 | 22,252 |
Renny's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Renny's full recorded timeline at 1978, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1939, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1976 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Renny popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1936–2025
- Peak year (1976)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 90 years of records
Renny popularity over time - girls
129 total births recorded since 1950 (Renny as girls' name)
Renny by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (109 births, 16% of the file).
1970s was Renny's strongest decade.
109 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.
Renny births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 22
1930s
22 births
- 1940s
1940s
90 births
- 1950s
1950s
85 births
- 1960s
1960s
78 births
- 1970s
1970s
109 births
- 1980s
1980s
70 births
- 1990s
1990s
67 births
- 2000s
2000s
68 births
- 2010s 36
2010s
36 births
- 2020s 36
2020s
36 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 109 births (16% of all-time use).
How Renny 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 Renny's total volume
Renny by state
Where Renny concentrates geographically, total births since 1936
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #2 | New York | | 5 | 0.8% |
6 of 661 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Renny's data
- Renny's decade-level peak was the 1970s (109 total births); usage has since declined to 36 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Rennys (6 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Renny: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1976)
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 Renny 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.