Renny

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A few things about Renny you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Renny

Renny Harlin

Finnish film director and film producer (born 1959)

Choose Renny and your child shares a first name with Renny Harlin, a Finnish film director and film producer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Renny, like who?” Renny Harlin's Wikipedia article is available in 39 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 133,333 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Renny, 12 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Renny would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryRenny first shows up in US birth records in 1936, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 89 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 1950, when it reached #4,315.
• 🚀TrendRenny has climbed 1,184 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #8,362. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• ⚖️Boy or girlRenny is given to both boys and girls: 67% of the 18 babies named Renny in 2025 were girls. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.

About the name Renny

Renny is a gender-neutral name of English and Irish origin. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with R and ending in “-nny”. US birth records list Renny for girls from 1950 to 2025, in 18 of those 76 years. Its best year was 1950, when it ranked #4,315 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #8,362, with 12 babies. Of the 18 US babies named Renny in 2025, 67% were girls and 33% were boys.

Origin:English namesIrish names