Renier

Boys' name

Literal meaning not recorded; Proto-Germanic origin

Renier has been given to 32 babies in the U.S. since 1974. It was used fewer than 5 times in 2025, so it doesn't appear in the latest year's list — today it's a genuinely uncommon pick. Its peak year was 1974, with 6 recorded.

Babies named Renier, 2022

1 in 564,000

Renier over time, 1880–2025

Boys

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Renier: meaning, origin, and history

Literal meaning not recorded; Proto-Germanic origin

Proto-Germanic

What Renier means

Renier is a given name.

Origin, language, and formation

Renier is used in Afrikaans. Its origins include Proto-Germanic.

Related names and everyday forms

Related names include Rainer.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 32 boys were recorded with the name Renier between 1974 and 2022. Its highest annual count was 6 in 1974; its best national rank was #5,103 in 1974.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

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How common is Renier?

Renier had fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, so these figures use 2022, the last year it was published.

Among all babies, 2022: 1 in 564,000; 6 of 3,385,755 births
Among boys only: 1 in 291,000; <0.01% of boys
Rank, 2022: Unranked; Fewer than 5 uses
Coin-flip room size: 391,139 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Renier sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2022 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 391,139 children born in 2022 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Renier. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Reniers were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Renier was born before 1985 — so the typical Renier is around 40 today.

Median birth year: 1985; About 40 years old
Biggest decade: 1970s; 34.4% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 34.4%; Spread across generations
Recorded since 1950: 32; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

1970s — 34.4% of all recorded uses (11).

Is Renier rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: —; Not ranked then
Rank vs 5 years ago: New entry; Not ranked then
Rank vs 10 years ago: —; Not ranked then
Births vs 10 years ago: —; Not published both years
Share of its own peak: 0%; Peak was 1974 (6)
Years since peak: 51; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Not enough data; Too few years
Best rank ever: #5,103; 1974

Spellings of Renier

Renier is not the most common spelling — Rene is, with 62.5% against Renier's 0.04%.

Rene62.5%50,940
Denver23.5%19,178
Ender2.3%1,857
Renee2.0%1,617
Ranger1.9%1,518
Brenner1.5%1,222
Lanier1.3%1,063
Rennie1.2%999

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Renier by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #5,103; 1974
Peak year: 1974; 6 that year
First recorded: 1974
Last recorded: 2022
All-time count: 32
Count in 2025: Under 5

Names similar to Renier

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Rennan Rennix Renlee Demier Janier Renat Kazier Rennon Kysier Renton Khyier Renick Renegade Rennen Renaud Renold Lenier Render Renae Khyzier Kavier Raynier Ahmier Renauld

Sibling names for Renier

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Kesha Latricia Stephenie Tawana Joleen Danelle Joey Shanda

For a brother

Demond Erin Giuseppe Abdul Andrea Jamey Chadwick Torrey

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