Unisex name · since 1992

Reny

11 babies named Reny in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#34,014 of 45,481
all-time among boys
11
born since 1992
1990s
peak decade

Reny sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 11 recorded since 1992.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Reny has been recorded 11 times among boys since 1992, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 1993.

  • #34,014 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 11 born since 1992
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Reny ranks #34,014 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 1992, peaking in the 1990s.

#34,014 of 45,481
all-time among boys
11
born since 1992
1990s
peak decade
Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Reny's 11 recorded births place it above 24.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Reny's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Reny's SSA record in two at 1993 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1993, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1992 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Reny popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1993

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1992)
6
Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
4.555.566.5 19921993 5

Reny popularity over time - girls

6 total births recorded since 1996 (Reny as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 6 births
6 1996 6

Reny by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (11 births, 100% of the file).

1990s was Reny's strongest decade.

11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Reny births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 11 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Reny? ▼
Reny has been given to 11 babies in the U.S. since 1992, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #34,014 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1993. 6 babies were born in 1992, its single highest year.
Where does Reny sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Reny ranks #34,014 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Reny most popular? ▼
Reny was most popular in the 1990s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Is Reny a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Reny is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 11 births, and as a girl's name it has 6 births.
How long has the name Reny been used? ▼
Records for Reny go back to 1992, giving 2 years of history through 1993.
What names are similar to Reny? ▼
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.

Keep exploring Reny

Nearby Names Like Reny

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Reny

Rene Boy
#1093 50,940 births
Reno Boy
#4400 4,160 births
Renato Boy
#2945 3,292 births
Renaldo Boy
#12100 2,879 births
Ren Boy
#1042 2,818 births

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Erna
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Reny: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1992–1993 (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 Reny 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.