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Girl name

Renay

99% girls · last recorded 2015

Renay has been given to about 1,960 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1960, which makes it a boomer-era name.

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Living in the US≈ 1,775
Median age today60 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Renay per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1960 · 76
  • Born in 20250
  • All time1,960

How popular is Renay?

Its best year was 1960, when 76 babies were given the name, ranking 1261st. The typical living American called Renay is about 60 years old today.

Names that sound like Renay

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Rena0.75
  2. Renae0.70
  3. Janay0.62
  4. Reba0.60
  5. Regan0.60
  6. Reyna0.60
  7. Reva0.60
  8. Renata0.60

Middle names for Renay

Ranked by flow score
  1. Renay Eve0.80
  2. Renay Elizabeth0.78
  3. Renay Josephine0.78
  4. Renay Anne0.78
  5. Renay Louise0.77
  6. Renay June0.76

Sibling names for Renay

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Pennysister · 0.75
  2. Gwensister · 0.75
  3. Chrisbrother · 0.73
  4. Laurelsister · 0.73
  5. Tonybrother · 0.72
  6. Barronbrother · 0.71

Where Renay is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Renay Anderson0.74
    2. Renay White0.72
    3. Renay Nguyen0.72
    4. Renay Moore0.72
    5. Renay Lee0.72
    6. Renay Hill0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Renay

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.