Girl · #10,911 in 2026

Renice

Name: Popularity of the name Renice in U.S. births, 1880–2026
Creator: U.S. Social Security Administration
License: https://www.ssa.gov/foia/
Keywords: Renice, baby name, popularity, U.S., SSA, rankings

nice is a program found on Unix and Unix-like operating systems such as Linux. It directly maps to a kernel call of the same name. nice is used to invoke a utility or shell script with a particular CPU priority, thus giving the process more or less CPU time than other processes. A niceness of -20 is the lowest niceness, or highest priority.

Current Rank

#10,911

Peak Rank

#4,300 (1967)

Total Babies

5-Yr Trend

Stable

1956

First Year

1986

Last Year

1967

Peak Year

#4300

Peak Rank

Total Count

Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Renice

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

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Etymology

Niceness value is a number attached to processes in *nix systems, that is used along with other data (such as the amount of I/O done by each process) by the kernel process scheduler to calculate a process's 'true priority' — which is used to decide how much CPU time is allocated to it. The program's name, nice , is an allusion to its task of modifying a process's niceness value. The term niceness itself originates from the idea that a process with a higher niceness value is nicer to other processes in the system and to users by virtue of demanding less CPU power — freeing up processing time an

The Story of Renice

Renice first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1956, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1967, when 10 Renices were born — ranking #4,300 that year. As of 2026, Renice ranks #10,911 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 54 Renices have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.

Popularity Over Time

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Names that sound like Renice

Phonetically similar names — useful when Renice is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Renis
Wryness
Rhenus
Rawness
Remise
Ramous
Rents
Arenas
Remus
Redness
Ramus
Rimas

Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.

Frequently Asked Questions about Renice

What does the name Renice mean?

How popular is Renice in 2026?

In 2026, Renice ranks #10,911 among girls' names in the U.S., with 5 babies given the name that year.

When was Renice most popular?

Renice reached its peak popularity in 1967, ranking #4,300 that year with 10 babies given the name.

Is Renice a unisex name?

In U.S. Social Security records, Renice is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.

What names go well with Renice?

Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Renice include Lorana, Alfie, Crucita. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.

About the name Renice

Renice is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1956 and has accumulated 54 births in the dataset. Renice's peak popularity came in 1967 when it ranked #4,300. Use the chart and map above to compare Renice's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.

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Data sources

Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.