Renn
Renn is a both a surname and given name. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Renn
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Renn is a both a surname and given name. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Renn
As a girl name
Renn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2006, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 42 Renns were born — ranking #3,637 that year. As of 2026, Renn ranks #4,216 for girls with 34 births, rising sharply (+87% over the past five years). In total, more than 304 Renns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Renn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1936, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 21 Renns were born — ranking #4,802 that year. As of 2026, Renn ranks #4,802 for boys with 21 births, rising sharply (+58% over the past five years). In total, more than 385 Renns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Renn
Renn is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1936 and has accumulated 385 births in the dataset. Renn's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #3,549. Use the chart and map above to compare Renn'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 .
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