Renata
Meaning
reborn; a graceful, lightly used name gaining quiet popularity
The story
Renata is Latin renatus, reborn, worn across half of Europe and most of Latin America: Italian, Polish, Czech, Spanish and Portuguese families all write it the same way. Its American record has an unusual shape: two lives. The first built quietly to about 1,700 in the 1980s, then fell to 580 in the 1990s. The second began this century: 1,300 in the 2000s, 4,700 in the 2010s, and already 3,700 so far this decade, past the whole first life's best decade with years to run. In our records it goes to girls about 14,600 to six. Few names wear their own meaning so literally: renata, reborn, a name whose American record went and did exactly what it says on the certificate, twice.
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Renata peaked in the 2010s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
Popularity in Brazil
326,849 people · the #83 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 622 · median age 36
Among people named Renata living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1980s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 2,027 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Renata
Most people given the name Renata in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Renata deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Renata truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Renata fits with your family’s names and surname.
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