Renz
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- RENZ
- Origin
- Latin
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,021 for boys
Renz is a boys' name of Latin origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,021st for boys in the UK (7 babies).
What does Renz mean?
Latin: probably a short form of Lorenz or Lorenzo
Renz is a German surname derived from Lorenz (Laurence); as a first name its source is uncertain.
Is Renz a girl's or a boy's name?
Renz is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Renz in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,021among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 43,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 31% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7 boys in the UK were named Renz, making it the 3,021st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,052nd. Its busiest year was 2021, with 17 boys.
Half of all the boys named Renz in the UK since 1996 were born between 2018 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,938th in England and Wales.
Renz in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,021 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 7 | #2,965 |
| 2022 | 7 | #2,922 |
| 2021 | 17 | #1,547 |
| 2020 | 11 | #2,052 |
| 2019 | 8 | #2,633 |
| 2018 | 7 | #2,823 |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
Names like Renz
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Roman Remy Rupert Rome Rex Ezra Cruz Ralph Rory Luca Vincent Myles
Names related to Renz
More Latin names
Oliver Olivia Leo Aurora Emily Florence Mabel Luna Nora Rosie Emilia Max Nova Lucy Julian Clara
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Renz: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/renz, updated 20 October 2026.