Renatta: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#4,643

among girls · ↑1,470 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Renatta · +50% vs 2024

How common

1 in 53,576

girls born in 2025

Peak year

1980

47 babies

All-time total

667

#9,832 all-time among girls

First recorded

1959

in Social Security records

Renatta popularity over time

667 babies have been named Renatta since 1959, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–
1910s	–	–	–	–
1920s	–	–	–	–
1930s	–	–	–	–
1940s	–	–	–	–
1950s	10	1	–	#4,236
1960s	34	3	+240%	#6,389
1970s	26	3	-24%	#6,059
1980s	87	9	+235%	#2,176
1990s	29	3	-67%	#11,198
2000s	83	8	+186%	#8,020
2010s	250	25	+201%	#4,143
2020s (to 2025)	148	25	-1%	#3,946

Where Renatta is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	30	0.02	outside top 500
2027	30	0.02	outside top 500
2028	30	0.02	outside top 500
2029	30	0.02	outside top 500
2030	30	0.02	outside top 500

The story of Renatta

Renatta is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,643 in 2025 with 30 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1959, 667 American babies have been named Renatta. Its peak came in 1980, when 47 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1980s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Renatta stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Renatta?

The median living Renatta is about 12 years old; half are between 6 and 33. An estimated 700 people named Renatta are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Renatta year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	30	#4,643
2024	20	#6,113
2023	23	#5,517
2022	38	#3,946
2021	19	#6,361
2020	18	#6,581
2019	34	#4,247
2018	27	#4,981
2017	29	#4,786
2016	36	#4,143
2015	19	#6,672
2014	29	#4,876
2013	18	#6,964
2012	27	#5,223
2011	17	#7,356
2010	14	#8,619
2009	14	#8,790
2008	16	#8,027
2007	16	#8,020
2006	7	#14,787
2005	10	#10,756
2004	5	#18,198
2003	6	#15,342
2002	9	#10,896
2001	–	–
2000	–	–
1995	–	–
1990	5	#14,672
1985	–	–
1980	47	#2,176
1975	–	–
1970	–	–
1965	–	–
1960	–	–
1955	–	–
1950	–	–
1945	–	–
1940	–	–
1935	–	–
1930	–	–
1925	–	–
1920	–	–
1915	–	–
1910	–	–
1905	–	–
1900	–	–
1895	–	–
1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Renatta, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Renatta?

The median living Renatta is about 12 years old. Half of all living Renattas are between 6 and 33 years old.

How many people named Renatta are alive today?

An estimated 700 people named Renatta are alive in the United States, based on 667 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Renatta mean?

Spelling variant of Renata.

How popular is the name Renatta in 2025?

Renatta ranked #4,643 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 30 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Renatta?

667 babies have been named Renatta in the United States since 1959, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Renatta most popular?

Renatta peaked in 1980, when 47 newborns received the name.

Is Renatta a boy or girl name?

Renatta is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Renatta rising or falling?

Renatta is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Renatta become more popular?

Renatta looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 30 girls named Renatta in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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