Given name & surname
Renny
“one who has been reborn”·“one who is helpful; generous”
Renny is a variant of Renée. One French interpretation is “one who has been reborn.” In English use, Renny is a variant of Rainey. One German interpretation is “one who is helpful; generous.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Renny is a variant of Renée. One French interpretation is “one who has been reborn.” In English use, Renny is a variant of Rainey. One German interpretation is “one who is helpful; generous.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Renny is a variant of Renée. An origin associated with Renée is French. In English use, Renny is a variant of Rainey. An origin associated with Rainey is German.
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
Renny through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 790
- 661 boys · 129 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 18 babies
- 2025
- 18
- #8,756 for girls · #11,708 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +123%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 12 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 8,756 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. It also appeared in 6 birth records for boys in 2025. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,064 as a first name in 2020; 108 as a surname in 2000.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Renny’s family of names
In English usage, Renny has a related form in Rennie. Renny has a related form in René. Renny has a related form in Renée.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Renny
- Renny HarlinFinnish film director and film producer (born 1959)
- Renny VegaVenezuelan footballerborn 1979
- Renny OttolinaVenezuelan producer and entertainer (1928–1978)
- Renny RiberaBolivian footballerborn 1974
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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