Given name
Renay
“one who has been reborn”
Renay is a variant of Renée. One French interpretation is “one who has been reborn.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Renay is a variant of Renée. One French interpretation is “one who has been reborn.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Renay is a variant of Renée. An origin associated with Renée is French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1936. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Renay through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,960
- 24 boys · 1,936 girls
- Most popular year
- 1960
- 76 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2015. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 76 in 1960. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,758 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Renay’s family of names
Renay has a related form in René. Renay has a related form in Renée.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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