Renny

A unisex name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 11 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
11
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Renny by the numbers

Renny was given to 11 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 15 babies in 1976, making it a 1970s name.

What we can tell you about Renny

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Renny. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Renn19 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Remmyoarsman; diminutive of remington or remus80 in the US (2017)
  • Ronnistrength; ruler; a form of Ronnie33 in the US (2017)
  • Reilycourageous; a form of Riley15 in the US (2017)
  • Renley109 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Renner34 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Renny

Names that are said the same way as Renny, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Reenieserene; a form of Irene or Serena22 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Renniefrom the running water; a form of Renny3 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Reeni3 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Renny

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