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Renna

REN-uh /ˈrɛnə/

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

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.

Bar and line chart: Renna in the U.S., 1884–2025. Bars: girls given the name each year, most 42 in 2023 and 28 in 2025. Line: rank among girl names, peak #1,024 in 1884, #4,758 in 2025.
  • Girls named Renna (left scale)
  • Rank among U.S. girl names (right scale, #1 at the top)
By year, 1884–2025. Source: SSA. Download: PNG · SVG
Year-by-year table, 1884⁠–⁠2025 114 rows
Renna: babies and rank among girl names in the U.S. by year
YearBabiesRankvs previous year
2025284,758▲ 14
2024284,772▼ 1,132
2023423,640▲ 125
2022403,765▲ 402
2021344,167▲ 381
2020294,548▼ 697
2019383,851▲ 811
2018294,662▲ 676
2017245,338▲ 2,264
2016157,602▲ 3,264
2015910,866▼ 3,879
2014176,987▼ 525
2013196,462▲ 1,342
2012157,804▲ 4,349
2011812,153▼ 4,273
2010157,880▼ 1,989
2009235,891▲ 2,638
2008148,529▼ 1,977
2007206,552▲ 4,059
20061010,611▼ 1,159
2005119,452▼ 2,061
2004157,391▼ 184
2003157,207▲ 237
2002147,444▼ 1,122
2001176,322▲ 836
2000147,158▲ 1,647
1999108,805▲ 455
199899,260▼ 2,777
1997146,483▲ 7,035
1996513,518▼ 4,752
199598,766▲ 4,664
1994513,430▲ 12
1993513,442▼ 6,790
1992136,652▲ 3,619
1991710,271▲ 1,138
1990611,409▼ 2,648
198988,761▼ 1,070
198897,691▼ 338
198797,353▲ 2,192
198669,545▼ 3,514
1985116,031back (not recorded in 1984)
198369,015▼ 2,127
198296,888▲ 3,523
1981510,411▼ 4,092
1980106,319▲ 2,691
197969,010▼ 2,062
197886,948▼ 56
197786,892▲ 1,264
197668,156▲ 911
197559,067▼ 2,167
197476,900▼ 1,709
1973105,191▼ 668
1972124,523▼ 1,015
1971183,508▲ 364
1970153,872▲ 86
1969133,958▼ 169
1968133,789▲ 56
1967123,845▼ 105
1966123,740▼ 7
1965123,733▼ 818
1964192,915▼ 51
1963192,864▼ 123
1962202,741▼ 198
1961232,543▼ 174
1960252,369▼ 178
1959272,191▼ 24
1958272,167▼ 46
1957272,121▲ 200
1956232,321▲ 90
1955212,411▲ 39
1954202,450▼ 19
1953192,431▼ 165
1952212,266▲ 544
1951142,810▼ 275
1950162,535▼ 323
1949202,212▲ 377
1948152,589▼ 235
1947182,354▲ 526
1946122,880▼ 138
1945112,742▲ 397
194493,139▼ 99
1943103,040▲ 1,582
194254,622▼ 1,370
194183,252▲ 251
194073,503▲ 747
193954,250▼ 1,069
193883,181back (not recorded in 1937)
1936112,521▲ 1,683
193554,204▼ 1,045
193483,159▼ 50
193383,109▼ 62
193293,047▲ 1,284
193154,331▼ 673
193073,658▼ 521
192993,137▲ 606
192873,743back (not recorded in 1927)
192693,269▲ 1,157
192564,426▲ 8
192464,434▼ 463
192373,971▲ 1,038
192255,009▼ 1,845
1921103,164▲ 793
192073,957▼ 140
191973,817back (not recorded in 1918)
191754,594▼ 675
191663,919back (not recorded in 1913–1915)
191252,979back (not recorded in 1911)
191091,634back (not recorded in 1909)
190852,101▼ 462
190771,639back (not recorded in 1904–1906)
190351,792back (not recorded in 1900–1902)
189961,394back (not recorded in 1897–1898)
189661,416back (not recorded in 1885–1895)
188451,024new

Notable people named Renna

  • Renna Kellaway was a South African-born British pianist and music teacher.