At a glance
- U.S. rank 2025
- #4,758 of girl names (outside the top 1,000)
- Babies in 2025
- 28 (<0.01% of girls)
- Trend
- Steady #4,548 in 2020 to #4,758 in 2025
- Peak
- #1,024 in 1884
- First recorded
- 1884
Meaning of Renna
Renna, pronounced REN-uh (/ˈrɛnə/), is a feminine appellation of Latinate provenance whose very syllables seem to unfurl like a silken banner across the annals of classical onomastics. Etymologically tethered to the medieval scribal variant of the Latin regina—“queen”—the name carries with it an inherent dignity, even as its softer consonantal curves evoke the gentle cadence of a Renaissance madrigal. Scholars note that Renna’s phonological construction, with its alternating sonorants and nasals, not only satisfies the rigors of academic taxonomy but also paints an aural tableau reminiscent of laurel-wreathed orators addressing marbled forums at dawn. Though its occurrence in the United States hovers modestly around the nine-hundreds in Social Security rankings—imbuing the name with a refreshing aura of exclusivity—each usage becomes, in effect, a deliberate act of cultural curation, as if one were selecting a rare manuscript from a forgotten library. In this light, Renna stands as both a quiet tribute to Latin grandeur and a modern embrace of individuality, offering parents the opportunity to bestow upon their daughter a name that resonates with regal heritage while remaining singularly her own.
How to pronounce Renna
English
- Pronounced REN-uh /ˈrɛnə/
Popularity of Renna in the U.S.
Renna was the #4,758 girl name in the U.S. in 2025, with 28 babies. It peaked at #1,024 in 1884. It first appears in the records in 1884.
- Rank among U.S. girl names (right scale, #1 at the top)
Year-by-year table, 1884–2025 114 rows
| Year | Babies | Rank | vs previous year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28 | 4,758 | ▲ 14 |
| 2024 | 28 | 4,772 | ▼ 1,132 |
| 2023 | 42 | 3,640 | ▲ 125 |
| 2022 | 40 | 3,765 | ▲ 402 |
| 2021 | 34 | 4,167 | ▲ 381 |
| 2020 | 29 | 4,548 | ▼ 697 |
| 2019 | 38 | 3,851 | ▲ 811 |
| 2018 | 29 | 4,662 | ▲ 676 |
| 2017 | 24 | 5,338 | ▲ 2,264 |
| 2016 | 15 | 7,602 | ▲ 3,264 |
| 2015 | 9 | 10,866 | ▼ 3,879 |
| 2014 | 17 | 6,987 | ▼ 525 |
| 2013 | 19 | 6,462 | ▲ 1,342 |
| 2012 | 15 | 7,804 | ▲ 4,349 |
| 2011 | 8 | 12,153 | ▼ 4,273 |
| 2010 | 15 | 7,880 | ▼ 1,989 |
| 2009 | 23 | 5,891 | ▲ 2,638 |
| 2008 | 14 | 8,529 | ▼ 1,977 |
| 2007 | 20 | 6,552 | ▲ 4,059 |
| 2006 | 10 | 10,611 | ▼ 1,159 |
| 2005 | 11 | 9,452 | ▼ 2,061 |
| 2004 | 15 | 7,391 | ▼ 184 |
| 2003 | 15 | 7,207 | ▲ 237 |
| 2002 | 14 | 7,444 | ▼ 1,122 |
| 2001 | 17 | 6,322 | ▲ 836 |
| 2000 | 14 | 7,158 | ▲ 1,647 |
| 1999 | 10 | 8,805 | ▲ 455 |
| 1998 | 9 | 9,260 | ▼ 2,777 |
| 1997 | 14 | 6,483 | ▲ 7,035 |
| 1996 | 5 | 13,518 | ▼ 4,752 |
| 1995 | 9 | 8,766 | ▲ 4,664 |
| 1994 | 5 | 13,430 | ▲ 12 |
| 1993 | 5 | 13,442 | ▼ 6,790 |
| 1992 | 13 | 6,652 | ▲ 3,619 |
| 1991 | 7 | 10,271 | ▲ 1,138 |
| 1990 | 6 | 11,409 | ▼ 2,648 |
| 1989 | 8 | 8,761 | ▼ 1,070 |
| 1988 | 9 | 7,691 | ▼ 338 |
| 1987 | 9 | 7,353 | ▲ 2,192 |
| 1986 | 6 | 9,545 | ▼ 3,514 |
| 1985 | 11 | 6,031 | back (not recorded in 1984) |
| 1983 | 6 | 9,015 | ▼ 2,127 |
| 1982 | 9 | 6,888 | ▲ 3,523 |
| 1981 | 5 | 10,411 | ▼ 4,092 |
| 1980 | 10 | 6,319 | ▲ 2,691 |
| 1979 | 6 | 9,010 | ▼ 2,062 |
| 1978 | 8 | 6,948 | ▼ 56 |
| 1977 | 8 | 6,892 | ▲ 1,264 |
| 1976 | 6 | 8,156 | ▲ 911 |
| 1975 | 5 | 9,067 | ▼ 2,167 |
| 1974 | 7 | 6,900 | ▼ 1,709 |
| 1973 | 10 | 5,191 | ▼ 668 |
| 1972 | 12 | 4,523 | ▼ 1,015 |
| 1971 | 18 | 3,508 | ▲ 364 |
| 1970 | 15 | 3,872 | ▲ 86 |
| 1969 | 13 | 3,958 | ▼ 169 |
| 1968 | 13 | 3,789 | ▲ 56 |
| 1967 | 12 | 3,845 | ▼ 105 |
| 1966 | 12 | 3,740 | ▼ 7 |
| 1965 | 12 | 3,733 | ▼ 818 |
| 1964 | 19 | 2,915 | ▼ 51 |
| 1963 | 19 | 2,864 | ▼ 123 |
| 1962 | 20 | 2,741 | ▼ 198 |
| 1961 | 23 | 2,543 | ▼ 174 |
| 1960 | 25 | 2,369 | ▼ 178 |
| 1959 | 27 | 2,191 | ▼ 24 |
| 1958 | 27 | 2,167 | ▼ 46 |
| 1957 | 27 | 2,121 | ▲ 200 |
| 1956 | 23 | 2,321 | ▲ 90 |
| 1955 | 21 | 2,411 | ▲ 39 |
| 1954 | 20 | 2,450 | ▼ 19 |
| 1953 | 19 | 2,431 | ▼ 165 |
| 1952 | 21 | 2,266 | ▲ 544 |
| 1951 | 14 | 2,810 | ▼ 275 |
| 1950 | 16 | 2,535 | ▼ 323 |
| 1949 | 20 | 2,212 | ▲ 377 |
| 1948 | 15 | 2,589 | ▼ 235 |
| 1947 | 18 | 2,354 | ▲ 526 |
| 1946 | 12 | 2,880 | ▼ 138 |
| 1945 | 11 | 2,742 | ▲ 397 |
| 1944 | 9 | 3,139 | ▼ 99 |
| 1943 | 10 | 3,040 | ▲ 1,582 |
| 1942 | 5 | 4,622 | ▼ 1,370 |
| 1941 | 8 | 3,252 | ▲ 251 |
| 1940 | 7 | 3,503 | ▲ 747 |
| 1939 | 5 | 4,250 | ▼ 1,069 |
| 1938 | 8 | 3,181 | back (not recorded in 1937) |
| 1936 | 11 | 2,521 | ▲ 1,683 |
| 1935 | 5 | 4,204 | ▼ 1,045 |
| 1934 | 8 | 3,159 | ▼ 50 |
| 1933 | 8 | 3,109 | ▼ 62 |
| 1932 | 9 | 3,047 | ▲ 1,284 |
| 1931 | 5 | 4,331 | ▼ 673 |
| 1930 | 7 | 3,658 | ▼ 521 |
| 1929 | 9 | 3,137 | ▲ 606 |
| 1928 | 7 | 3,743 | back (not recorded in 1927) |
| 1926 | 9 | 3,269 | ▲ 1,157 |
| 1925 | 6 | 4,426 | ▲ 8 |
| 1924 | 6 | 4,434 | ▼ 463 |
| 1923 | 7 | 3,971 | ▲ 1,038 |
| 1922 | 5 | 5,009 | ▼ 1,845 |
| 1921 | 10 | 3,164 | ▲ 793 |
| 1920 | 7 | 3,957 | ▼ 140 |
| 1919 | 7 | 3,817 | back (not recorded in 1918) |
| 1917 | 5 | 4,594 | ▼ 675 |
| 1916 | 6 | 3,919 | back (not recorded in 1913–1915) |
| 1912 | 5 | 2,979 | back (not recorded in 1911) |
| 1910 | 9 | 1,634 | back (not recorded in 1909) |
| 1908 | 5 | 2,101 | ▼ 462 |
| 1907 | 7 | 1,639 | back (not recorded in 1904–1906) |
| 1903 | 5 | 1,792 | back (not recorded in 1900–1902) |
| 1899 | 6 | 1,394 | back (not recorded in 1897–1898) |
| 1896 | 6 | 1,416 | back (not recorded in 1885–1895) |
| 1884 | 5 | 1,024 | new |
Notable people named Renna
- Renna Kellaway was a South African-born British pianist and music teacher.