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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Renay

Renay was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1960, when it ranked 1261st with 76 babies. More babies were named Renay in the 1960s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
196076 babies
Total since 1880
1,960babies recorded

Renay popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.

A few boys are given the name too: 24 since 1951.

YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010#16,5356
2000#9,02311
1990#5,22918
1980#4,26918
1970#2,11039
1960#1,26176
1950#1,78829
1940——
1930——
1920——
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Renay, counting every spelling?

Renay has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Renay?

About 1,700 people born in the US named Renay are alive today, with a median age of 59; half are between 47 and 66. That makes Renay a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Renay by state

How common Renay was among girls born in each state in 1958–1962, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (1.7×). In 43 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesIL0.01Michigan: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesMI0.03New York: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesNY0.06Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesOH0.02Pennsylvania: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesPA0.03New Jersey: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesNJ0.02Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesCA0.02Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesTX0.01Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Renay, girls, 1958–1962. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Renay: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Renay, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Renay

How popular is the name Renay?

Renay was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1960, when it ranked 1261st with 76 babies. More babies were named Renay in the 1960s than in any other decade.

Is Renay a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,936 girls and 24 boys.

Where was Renay most popular?

In 1958–1962, Renay was most common in New York (0.06 per 1,000 girls), followed by Michigan and Pennsylvania.