Renner
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- REN-er
- Origin
- Germanic
- US rank, 2025
- #3,239 for boys
Renner is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “runner, messenger”. In 2025 it ranked 3,239th for boys in the US (36 babies).
What does Renner mean?
Germanic: German surname, from rennen 'to run'
“runner, messenger”
Is Renner a girl's or a boy's name?
Renner is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 36 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Renner in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,239among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 36about 1 in 47,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 12% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 36 boys in the US were named Renner, making it the 3,239th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,271st. Its busiest year was 2018, with 42 boys. It first appears in the records in 1999.
2025 had more boys named Renner than any year since 2018.
Half of all the boys named Renner in the US since 1880 were born between 2011 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Renner in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 36 | #3,239 |
| 2024 | 33 | #3,453 |
| 2023 | 33 | #3,472 |
| 2022 | 24 | #4,299 |
| 2021 | 31 | #3,579 |
| 2020 | 23 | #4,271 |
| 2019 | 26 | #4,000 |
| 2018 | 42 | #2,847 |
| 2017 | 27 | #3,885 |
| 2016 | 40 | #2,934 |
| 2015 | 38 | #3,021 |
| 2014 | 31 | #3,454 |
| 2013 | 30 | #3,495 |
| 2012 | 26 | #3,891 |
| 2011 | 27 | #3,790 |
| 2010 | 17 | #5,248 |
| 2009 | 17 | #5,332 |
| 2008 | 26 | #3,918 |
| 2007 | 40 | #2,918 |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,048 |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,464 |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 6 | #8,697 |
Names like Renner
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ronan Raiden Kayden Finnegan Decker Declan Rayden Finn Ryker Brayden Deacon Bridger
Names related to Renner
More Germanic names
Amelia Liam Henry Charlotte William Archie Charlie Emma Freddie Ella Harry Millie Albie Matilda Louie Miles
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Renner: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/renner, updated 20 October 2026.