Renzo
Renzo, the diminutive of Lorenzo, is an Italian masculine given name and a surname.
Meaning & Origin of Renzo
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Renzo, the diminutive of Lorenzo, is an Italian masculine given name and a surname.
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The Story of Renzo
Renzo first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1915, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 162 Renzos were born — ranking #1,238 that year. As of 2026, Renzo ranks #1,238 for baby boys with 162 births, rising sharply (+48% over the past five years). In total, more than 3K Renzos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Renzo
Renzo is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Renzo's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #1,238. Use the chart and map above to compare Renzo'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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