Recorded 1917–2021 Boys' name Peak 1959 544 births

Renwick — boys' name

544 babies named Renwick in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s51930s61940s51950s1201960s1911970s911980s591990s522010s52020s5
1960s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Renwick was born in this single decade.

1959
Single peak year

27 babies were named Renwick in 1959 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Renwick

The Social Security Administration has registered 544 babies named Renwick between 1917 and 2021, spanning 105 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Renwick currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1959, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Renwick performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 191 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Renwick shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and Louisiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Renwick in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Renwick in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 544 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Renwick at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

544

Since 1917

105 years of records

Peak year

1959

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1917

Recorded for 105 years

Last year on file: 2021

Renwick popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1917

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1959)
27
Annual births at peak — across 105 years of records
051015202530 202119931987197819711965195919531917 5

Renwick by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
191 births that decade — 35% of Renwick's all-time total
1910s51920s51930s61940s51950s1201960s1911970s911980s591990s522010s52020s5

Renwick by state

Where Renwick concentrates geographically — total births since 1917

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Renwick
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
15 2.8%
#2 Georgia
6 1.1%
#3 Louisiana
5 0.9%
Texas share of Renwick's total US births 2.8%
Even split

15 of 544 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Renwick?
544 babies have been named Renwick since 1917. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1959 with 27 births.
When was Renwick most popular?
Renwick was most popular in the 1960s decade with 191 total births. The single peak year was 1959.
Where is Renwick most popular?
The top states for the name Renwick are Texas (15 births), Georgia (6 births), Louisiana (5 births).
How long has the name Renwick been used?
Renwick has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 105 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Renwick?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rene, Reno, Renato, Renaldo, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1917–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.