Renny
Renny is a given name and a surname.
Meaning & Origin of Renny
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Renny is a given name and a surname.
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The Story of Renny
As a girl name
Renny first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1950, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2001, when 10 Rennys were born — ranking #9,351 that year. As of 2026, Renny ranks #9,521 for girls with 10 births, holding steady (+0%). In total, more than 117 Rennys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Renny first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1936, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1976, when 15 Rennys were born — ranking #2,708 that year. As of 2026, Renny ranks #12,301 for boys with 5 births, holding steady (-5%). In total, more than 654 Rennys 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 Renny
Renny is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1936 and has accumulated 654 births in the dataset. Renny's peak popularity came in 1976 when it ranked #2,708. Use the chart and map above to compare Renny'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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