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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Renay

Used in both girl and boy records

Renay appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Renay by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDRenay as a girl’s nameUS records 1936–2015
#4137girl rank1960peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDRenay as a boy’s nameUS records 1951–1961
#22577boy rank1951peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Renay in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl196076 uses#125319601936–201573 listed years
Boy19517 uses#306719511951–19614 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.