Renly
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Renly
Renly Baratheon was a fairly minor character in A Song of Ice and Fire and HBO's Game of Thrones, mostly remembered as the one of the show's few prominent LGBT characters. He played a major part in season 2 of the show, when he challenged the Lannisters and his older brother Stannis for control of the Iron Throne.
Renly for boys#5156 US
Despite the relative insignificance of the character, Renly has actually started to gain a bit of traction as a boys' name, thanks to its fresh, upbeat sound. A respectable 29 baby boys were named Renly in 2016 -- up from ZERO before the show premiered.
Renly for girls#8754 US
Wrenley in all forms is on the rise for baby girls. This particular spelling is featured in A Song of Ice and Fire and Game of Thrones.
Pronounced REN-lee.
As of October 2026, Renly ranked #5156 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #2085 in 2017.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #3,856 | 28 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #3,750 | 29 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #2,085 | 67 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #2,297 | 59 | #3,601 | 43 |
| 2019 | #2,725 | 47 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #3,713 | 29 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #2,902 | 43 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #4,705 | 22 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #3,950 | 28 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
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- Renly BaratheonBoy
character in the Game of Thrones series