Renata

What Renata means

Means “reborn”

Feminine form of Latin saint's name Renatus, from renatus (“reborn”)

Source: Wiktionary, “Renata” (revision 93848135), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Renata?

US: Rising: up from #637 in 2015. England & Wales: Falling: down from #2945 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 1980, when 720 girls got the name (#336 that year). First in the US records in 1900.

How common

• About 1 in 2,531 baby girls in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 42,214 baby girls in England and Wales in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in AZ (1.24 per 1,000 girls), TX (1.14 per 1,000 girls), CO (1.11 per 1,000 girls) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed girls born in each state.

US vs UK

Renata is #481 in the US and #3705 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (girls). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 99.9+% of US babies named Renata were girls.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

How to say it

IPA from Wiktionary.

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Renatta30 US

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

If you like Renata

Girls

• Camilla#361Editor’s note Up from #374 in 2015 to #361 in 2025 in the US
• Lucille#237Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 1920, with 7,989 babies; 1,314 in 2025
• Leona#429Feminine form of Leo, meaning “lion”^*
• Zara#212“flower”^*
• Liana#385Editor’s note Up from #525 in 2015 to #385 in 2025 in the US
• Clara#63“bright, shining, clear”^*

For a brother

• Cassius#582Editor’s note Up from #644 in 2015 to #582 in 2025 in the US
• Roman#42Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #102 in 2015, #42 in 2025
• Leo#19“lion”^*
• Bennett#40Form of Benedict, meaning “blessed, well spoken of”^*
• Augustus#407“majestic, venerable”^*
• Atticus#281“the Attic, the Athenian, a cognomen”^*

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under Latin, whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Renata’s. Rank is US 2025.