Renell
Feminine
Renell is given to both — 553 girls and 154 boys since 1880. See other names given to both
Renell is a two-syllable name with the Ren- of Renee and a crisp -ell at its end. It is given mostly to girls and to a real minority of boys.
How old is the name Renell?
Renell first appears in US birth records in 1924 — 101 years ago. The typical Renell alive today was born around 1965, making them about 60 years old. About 500 people named Renell are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Renell most popular?
Renell peaked in 1965, reaching #2154 nationally. See the whole 1965 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Renell
American parents made many names by joining a familiar opening to the -ell ending, which could sound feminine in Rochelle and masculine in Darnell. Renell sits between them, which may be why it went to both girls and boys. It is a name built for its clean, two-beat sound, and it carries no heavier history than that.
Meaningnot established
Not established
No source records a meaning for Renell. It joins the Ren- of Renee to an -ell ending, and no record says who first put them together.
Pronouncing Renell
ruh-NEL
Stress on the second syllable.
Nicknames for Renell
Limited
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1924
- Most girls named
- 196530 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2154reached in 1965
- Change vs 2000
- −16.7%5 in 2014, from 6
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Renells among us
people named Renell are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Renell sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- It is short and easy to say.
- Ren is a ready short form.
- People will write Renelle or Rennell.
- Most children given it are girls; a boy named Renell may be taken for a girl on paper.
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Frequently asked
- How many Renells are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Renell are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Renell in 2025?
- Renell is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Renell with classmates?
- Renell will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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