Renn

Renn is a unisex given name: about 83% of people named Renn are men and 17% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleLow

Male 83%Female 17%

We have limited data on this name. Treat the verdict as a lead, not a certainty.

Verdict: Mostly male
Male / female split: 83% male / 17% female
Confidence: Low (fewer than 8 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States
US births since 1880: 241 male / 50 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Renn

To address Renn when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Renn," in English, "Guten Tag Renn," in German. About 83% of people named Renn are men and 17% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Renn,

German

Guten Tag Renn,

French

Bonjour Renn,

Spanish

Estimado/a Renn:

Chinese

Renn您好：

Japanese

Renn様

English

Hi Renn,

German

Hi Renn,

French

Salut Renn,

Spanish

Hola Renn,

Chinese

Renn你好：

Japanese

Rennさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Renn by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	rare	man's name	83%

United States birth data

241 male · 50 female · 291 births recorded

Male 83%Female 17%

Since 1980: 81% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Renn a male or female name?

Renn is a unisex given name: about 83% of people named Renn are men and 17% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Renn in an email?

Is Renn a unisex name?

Renn is not a unisex name: 83% of people named Renn are men. Renn leans strongly male overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Renn a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/renn (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_renn,
  title  = {Is Renn a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/renn},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}