Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2024

Renley

Gender Unisex · 79% girls Rank 2025 #1,314 Trend ↑ Rising 142%
Rank 2025
#1,314
among girls · ↓141 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
196
named Renley · -16% vs 2024
How common
1 in 9,455
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2024
232 babies
All-time total
1,502
#6,639 all-time among girls
First recorded
2012
in Social Security records

Renley popularity over time

1,502 babies have been named Renley since 2012, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

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By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

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2010s 280 141 421 42 – #2,323
2020s (to 2025) 912 169 1,081 180 +328% #1,173

Where Renley is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 196 0.12 outside top 500
2027 221 0.14 outside top 500
2028 245 0.15 outside top 500
2029 267 0.17 outside top 500
2030 288 0.18 outside top 500

Where Renley is most popular

Girls named Renley per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.102 per 1,000. Strongest in South Dakota, Indiana, and Missouri.

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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Renley born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
South Dakota 18 1.26 +1138%
Indiana 33 0.235 +131%
Missouri 26 0.216 +112%
Iowa 11 0.188 +85%
Ohio 43 0.181 +78%
Michigan 30 0.165 +62%
Minnesota 17 0.158 +55%
Colorado 17 0.152 +50%
Nebraska 5 0.139 +37%
Tennessee 22 0.139 +36%
Louisiana 12 0.137 +35%
Utah 11 0.132 +30%
Illinois 28 0.122 +20%
North Carolina 22 0.097 -5%
Oklahoma 7 0.095 -7%
Arkansas 5 0.095 -7%
Washington 13 0.090 -12%
Pennsylvania 21 0.089 -13%
Georgia 19 0.084 -18%
Kentucky 7 0.082 -20%
Wisconsin 8 0.078 -24%
Arizona 10 0.071 -30%
Texas 56 0.070 -32%
Alabama 6 0.064 -37%
Florida 27 0.063 -38%
Virginia 10 0.059 -42%
California 44 0.052 -49%
New York 7 0.018 -83%
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Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Renley

Renley is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,314 in 2025 with 170 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 2012, 1,502 American babies have been named Renley, about 79% girls and 21% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2024, when 232 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Renley stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Renley?

The median living Renley is about 3 years old; half are between 1 and 6. An estimated 1,500 people named Renley are alive in the United States today.

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Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Renley year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 170 #1,314 26 #4,114
2024 205 #1,173 27 #4,053
2023 173 #1,316 28 #3,975
2022 174 #1,349 46 #2,822
2021 104 #1,906 21 #4,742
2020 86 #2,132 21 #4,671
2019 78 #2,323 32 #3,551
2018 72 #2,473 35 #3,290
2017 50 #3,238 30 #3,652
2016 25 #5,420 14 #6,278
2015 20 #6,412 15 #5,932
2014 20 #6,397 10 #8,002
2013 10 #10,847 5 #13,644
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Renley, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Renley?

The median living Renley is about 3 years old. Half of all living Renleys are between 1 and 6 years old.

How many people named Renley are alive today?

An estimated 1,500 people named Renley are alive in the United States, based on 1,502 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Renley in 2025?

Renley ranked #1,314 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 170 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Renley?

1,502 babies have been named Renley in the United States since 2012, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Renley most popular?

Renley peaked in 2024, when 232 newborns received the name.

Is Renley a boy or girl name?

Renley is used for both: about 79% of babies named Renley have been girls and 21% boys.

Is the name Renley rising or falling?

Renley is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Renley become more popular?

Renley is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 288 girls named Renley in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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