Renay

Last seen for girls in 2015 at #14,482 · Last seen for boys in 1961 at #4,065
Given to girls 98.8% of the time

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Peak · girls
1960 · 76 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
1,936
since 1936

Renay over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Renay has never cracked the top 1,000 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201961peak #1,253, 1960girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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First appearance
1936

The first year at least five girls were named Renay! It came in at #4,181, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1936–1941, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Renay is popular in 1961

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Renay, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Renay, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Renay, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Renay, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Renay, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Renay, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Renay, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Renay, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Renay, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 girls named Renay, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Renay, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Renay, so not publishedMINew York: #796 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 12,921 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Renay, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Renay, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Renay, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Renay, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Renay, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Renay, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Renay, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Renay, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Renay, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Renay, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Renay, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Renay, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,434 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 29,188 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Renay, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Renay, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Renay, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Renay, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Renay, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Renay, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Renay, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Renay, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Renay, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Renay, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Renay, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Renay, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Renay, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Renay, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Renay, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Renay, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Renay, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Renay, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Renay, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Renay, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Renay, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Renay, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Renay, so not publishedHITexas: fewer than 5 girls named Renay, so not publishedTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Renay, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New York#796 · 1 in 12,921
  2. California#1,434 · 1 in 29,188

Best ever in a state: #545 in Michigan, 1954.

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California#1,43461 in 29,188
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See more about Renay
Momentum · girls
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 2015
Rise & fade · girls
24 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1936
  • Peaked 1960 at #1,253 (76 births)
  • Births halved by 1972, 12 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Never in the top 1,000
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · girls
1 in 25,400
  • Highest: 1 in 25,400 girls born in 1967 were named Renay (0.00%)
  • Latest: 1 in 297,516 girls born in 2015 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #1,253 in 1960, was only 1 in 26,604 (0.00%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1960s
  • 32.9% of all girls named Renay (637) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1930s5#4,181 (1936)#4,181
1940s130#1,564 (1949)#2,592
1950s426#1,273 (1959)#1,624
1960s637#1,253 (1960)#1,411
1970s308#1,857 (1971)#2,635
1980s172#3,431 (1983)#4,696
1990s136#5,060 (1990)#6,777
2000s92#7,891 (2005)#11,507
2010s30#10,429 (2012)#12,960

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Renay in 1961

girls
#1,319
71 births · 1 in 28,430 girls
boys
#4,065
5 births · 1 in 424,839 boys

Top girls' names in 1961

  1. #1Mary47,682
  2. #2Lisa42,720
  3. #3Susan37,532
  4. #4Linda35,597
  5. #5Karen34,707
  6. #6Patricia28,889
  7. #7Donna28,679
  8. #8Cynthia24,393
  9. #9Sandra24,153
  10. #10Deborah24,107
  11. #1,319Renay71

Top boys' names in 1961

  1. #1Michael86,974
  2. #2David84,810
  3. #3John79,983
  4. #4James75,969
  5. #5Robert72,977
  6. #6Mark57,796
  7. #7William48,045
  8. #8Richard41,142
  9. #9Thomas37,565
  10. #10Steven32,275
  11. #4,065Renay5
More about 1961

girls

2,018,495 girls got a published name in 1961; 1 in 28,430 of them was named Renay, which outranked 82.5% of the 7,527 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Renay
  1. #1,305Ofelia72
  2. #1,305Samantha72
  3. #1,305Vonnie72
  4. #1,319Renay71
  5. #1,319Alethea71
  6. #1,319Chana71
  7. #1,319Drema71
  8. #1,327Annabelle70
  9. #1,327Arnetta70
  10. #1,327Carletta70

Tied with 7 names at #1,319; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1960
Risers
  1. ↑ 997Corinna#1,811 → #814
  2. ↑ 789Sabra#1,637 → #848
  3. ↑ 745Velvet#1,286 → #541
  4. ↑ 601Johnna#1,043 → #442
  5. ↑ 600Damita#1,597 → #997
Fallers
  1. ↓ 317Sheena#980 → #1,297
  2. ↓ 253Lita#909 → #1,162
  3. ↓ 241Jannette#970 → #1,211
  4. ↓ 229Francisca#939 → #1,168
  5. ↓ 214Andra#822 → #1,036

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

2,124,195 boys got a published name in 1961; 1 in 424,839 of them was named Renay, which outranked 12.7% of the 4,657 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Renay
  1. #3,652Yvon6
  2. #3,652Zalman6
  3. #3,652Zollie6
  4. #4,065Renay5
  5. #4,065Abdon5
  6. #4,065Abron5
  7. #4,065Agustine5

Tied with 592 names at #4,065; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1960
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,171Parrish#4,038 → #867
  2. ↑ 589Brook#1,252 → #663
  3. ↑ 467Osvaldo#1,434 → #967
  4. ↑ 426Shayne#1,152 → #726
  5. ↑ 367Pernell#1,295 → #928
Fallers
  1. ↓ 425Wayde#672 → #1,097
  2. ↓ 380Yancy#923 → #1,303
  3. ↓ 301Jonas#905 → #1,206
  4. ↓ 264Tobin#833 → #1,097
  5. ↓ 253Keenan#748 → #1,001

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1961 →