Is Renly a boy or girl name?

Renly is a unisex name. Of the 623 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 31.0% were girls and 69.0% were boys.

Renly

Recorded 2012–2025 · United States

Renly was most popular in 2018, when 102 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,485 that year. In 2025 it ranked #7,732, with 31 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 623 people named Renly.

Renly over time

Births per year. The dot marks Renly’s peak in 2018. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Renly a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Renly is a unisex name — 31.0% of the 623 Americans given it were girls and 69.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 33% girls and 67% 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.

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