Is Renay a boy or girl name?

Renay is a girl’s name. Of the 1,960 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 98.8% were girls and 1.2% were boys.

Renay

Recorded 1936–2015 · United States

Renay was most popular in 1960, when 76 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,050 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,960 people named Renay.

Renay over time

Births per year. The dot marks Renay’s peak in 1960. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Renay a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Renay is a girl’s name — 98.8% of the 1,960 Americans given it were girls and 1.2% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Renay

Where Renay is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org