unisex name

Renn

  • Gender Unisex
  • Syllables 1
  • Letters 4
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 826

Scotland

#573

2024 births

Renn is a unisex name with 1 syllable. It is given to both girls and boys — about 44% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 45 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Peaked in 2023, when 62 babies were given the name.
  • It has been rising over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 73,676 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1936.
  • 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.

Renn over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1930s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

273
'30 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Renn by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1930s 5
1960s 6
1970s 21
1980s 45
1990s 34
2000s 59
2010s 184
2020s (to 2025) 273

How popular is Renn?

In 2025, Renn was given to 45 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Renn is used

Scotland #573 5 in 2024
England & Wales #1,430 26 in 2025
Canada #2,856 12 in 2024
United States #4,811 45 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Renn

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Renn also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Renn over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Renn

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Renn — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Renn

How popular is the name Renn?

In 2025, Renn was given to 45 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Is Renn a girl's or a boy's name?

Renn is used for both girls and boys. About 44% of recorded births with this name are girls.

How many syllables are in Renn?

Renn has 1 syllable.

When was Renn most popular?

Renn peaked in 2023, when 62 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.

Is Renn a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Renn currently ranks #573 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.