Rennie
About Rennie
in 2021, Katharine McPhee and David Foster named their son Rennie David Foster, a family name on Foster's side. Rennie has a history of use as nickname for the French Rene, as well as other names with the ren element, such as Warren and Ren itself, which has Japanese origins.
Rennie is also a Scottish surname that was ultimately derived from the given name Reynold. It calls to mind Scottish art nouveau architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh, whose mother's maiden name was given as his middle. Other surnames related to Rennie include Rainey, Reynolds, and Rennison.
Pronounced REN-ee.
As of October 2026, Rennie ranked #13650 in US births in 2021 SSA, peaked at #1070 in 1885.
Editor's take: The name Rennie is a boy's name meaning "powerful counsel; reborn; water lily, lotus".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Rennie on lists
Famous Rennies
- Renaldo Antonio "Rennie" Stennett
Panamanian footballer
- Rennie Curran
American NFL player
- Lorenzo "Rennie" Harris
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- Rennard Cordon “Rennie” Davis
American peace activist
- Rennie Airth
South African novelist
- Reynolds Mark "Rennie" Ellis
Australian photographer
- Rennie Wilbur Doane
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Rennie in pop culture
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