Meaning of the nameReny
- Unisex
- Re-ny
Reny is a spelling of the name Reni.
Meaning
The meaning of Reny is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 1,550
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,115
- Median age
- 60 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,387
- people
Reny in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Reny, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (317 people).
1,046 women 504 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Reny is most common
States with the highest share of people named Reny in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- Paraná 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 247 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 215 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 191 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 169 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 135 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 77 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 77 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 67 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 62 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 43 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 31 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 27 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 26 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 23 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 21 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 21 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 16 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 15 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Reny
A variant with a final y, listed as a spelling variant of Reni.
About the name Reni
The origin of Reni is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records Renni, Renny and Reny as spelling variants of the name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 10,297 people named Reni, with a median age of 58; proportionally, the name is most common in Rio Grande do Sul. It is used by women and men alike, with a slight female majority in both spellings of the group, and it hardly appears among people born from 2000 onward.
Other spellings of Reni
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Reni | 10,297 |
| Reny | 1,550 |
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Reni · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Reny
What does the name Reny mean?
The meaning of Reny is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Reny in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,550 people with the first name Reny, which ranks it number 6,115 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Reny a boy's or a girl's name?
Reny is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 1,046 women and 504 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Reny most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.002% of the state's population is named Reny (169 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Reny?
Reni. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
Spotted a mistake? Report a correction for Reny with a source. See the methodology.