Renata Name Meaning

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By Helen Doanna

Lastest Updated July 9, 2024
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Fact: The name Renata has been used since the early Christian era, reflecting the concept of spiritual rebirth and renewal through baptism.

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A Deep Dive

Renata Overview

Meaning

Reborn

Gender

Girl

Origin

Latin

Etymology

Derived from the Latin word “renatus,” meaning “reborn” or “born again”​

Religion

Christianity

Pronunciation

/rɛˈnɑtə/

Popularity

Renata is popular in countries like Italy, Poland, and Portugal, and it has also gained traction in South America​​. In the USA, Renata ranked #472 for girls in 2023​

Syllable

3 syllables

Length

6 letters

Numerology

5 (Visionary, Expansive, Adventurous)

Name Styles

Traditional, Classic, Unique

Associated Traits

Strong, resilient, charismatic, intelligent

Spiritual, Religious, or Cultural Significance

Renata has a Christian connotation linked to spiritual rebirth and renewal, often used in baptismal contexts​​.

Name Day

November 12th (Poland)​
A Deep Dive

Renata Variations in Different Cultures

Popular Variations

Renate, Renée, Renatta, Renatka, Rinata

Common Nicknames

Rena, Nat, Nata, Ren, Renny

Diminutives

Reny, Naty, Tati, Reni, Nati

Famous People

  • Renata Tebaldi
    (Italian Soprano)
  • Renata Adler
    (American Journalist and Author)
  • Renata Voráčová
    (Czech Tennis Player)
  • Renata Salecl
    (Slovenian Philosopher and Sociologist)
  • Renata Sorrah
    (Brazilian Actress)

Pop Culture Icons and Works

  • Renata Klein
    ("Big Little Lies," TV Series)
  • Renata Flitworth
    ("Hogfather," Novel)
  • "The Renata Project"
    (Documentary)

Places

  • Renata Community
    (British Columbia, Canada)

What Is the Meaning of Renata?

Renata means “reborn” or “born again” and is often associated with renewal and fresh beginnings. It’s a name that implies resilience and a positive outlook on life.

What Is the Origin of The Name Renata?

The name Renata has Latin roots, originating from the word “renatus,” which means “reborn.” It was commonly used in the Roman Empire and has spread throughout Europe.

Renata Name Popularity

Popularity Chart of the Name Renata in the U.S. over the Years

United States flagUnited States#5312021#4922022#4722023
Top 3 Rankings#3351980#4612017#4722023

Annual Statistics Breakdown for Renata

YearName RankingNumber of BirthsBirth Rate (%)
2023472
(+20 from 2022)
650
(+10 from 2022)
0.03716
2022492
(+39 from 2021)
640
(+59 from 2021)
0.03569
2021531
(-26 from 2020)
581
(-19 from 2020)
0.03243
2020505
(-18 from 2019)
600
(-45 from 2019)
0.03394
2019487
(+19 from 2018)
645
(+32 from 2018)
0.03515
2018506
(-45 from 2017)
613
(-71 from 2017)
0.03296
2017461
(+83 from 2016)
684
(+109 from 2016)
0.03621
2016544
(+93 from 2015)
575
(+128 from 2015)
0.02970
2015637
(+19 from 2014)
447
(+12 from 2014)
0.02291
2014656
(+120 from 2013)
435
(+85 from 2013)
0.02224
2013776
(-26 from 2012)
350
(-21 from 2012)
0.01816
2012750
(+10 from 2011)
371
(+9 from 2011)
0.01913
2011760
(+270 from 2010)
362
(+120 from 2010)
0.01868
20101030
(+168 from 2009)
242
(+33 from 2009)
0.01234
20091198
(-146 from 2008)
209
(-39 from 2008)
0.01032
20081052
(+113 from 2007)
248
(+29 from 2007)
0.01191
20071165
(+205 from 2006)
219
(+52 from 2006)
0.01035
20061370
(+485 from 2005)
167
(+63 from 2005)
0.00799
20051855
(+175 from 2004)
104
(+14 from 2004)
0.00512
20042030
(+251 from 2003)
90
(+16 from 2003)
0.00446
20032281
(+71 from 2002)
74
(+6 from 2002)
0.00369
20022352
(-181 from 2001)
68
(-7 from 2001)
0.00344
20012171
(+135 from 2000)
75
(+8 from 2000)
0.00379
20002306
(-48 from 1999)
67
(+1 from 1999)
0.00336
19992258
(+202 from 1998)
66
(+10 from 1998)
0.00339
19982460
(-100 from 1997)
56
No change from 1997
0.00289
19972360
(+12 from 1996)
56
(+1 from 1996)
0.00293
19962372
(-492 from 1995)
55
(-19 from 1995)
0.00287
19951880
(+443 from 1994)
74
(+18 from 1994)
0.00385
19942323
(+93 from 1993)
56
(+4 from 1993)
0.00287
19932416
(-357 from 1992)
52
(-14 from 1992)
0.00264
19922059
(+261 from 1991)
66
(+11 from 1991)
0.00329
19912320
(+320 from 1990)
55
(+11 from 1990)
0.00270
19902640
(-659 from 1989)
44
(-20 from 1989)
0.00214
19891981
(-118 from 1988)
64
(-2 from 1988)
0.00321
19881863
(-332 from 1987)
66
(-17 from 1987)
0.00343
19871531
(-111 from 1986)
83
(-7 from 1986)
0.00443
19861420
(-144 from 1985)
90
(-15 from 1985)
0.00488
19851276
(-92 from 1984)
105
(-6 from 1984)
0.00569
19841184
(-52 from 1983)
111
(-7 from 1983)
0.00616
19831132
(-122 from 1982)
118
(-28 from 1982)
0.00659
19821010
(-275 from 1981)
146
(-78 from 1981)
0.00805
1981735
(-400 from 1980)
224
(-496 from 1980)
0.01252
1980335
(+390 from 1979)
720
(+491 from 1979)
0.04043
1979725
(+1288 from 1978)
229
(+182 from 1978)
0.01329
19782013
(-90 from 1977)
47
(-4 from 1977)
0.00286
19771923
(-196 from 1976)
51
(-4 from 1976)
0.00310
19761727
(+2 from 1975)
55
(+1 from 1975)
0.00350
19751729
(-62 from 1974)
54
(-1 from 1974)
0.00346
19741667
(+48 from 1973)
55
(+3 from 1973)
0.00351
19731715
(-122 from 1972)
52
(-5 from 1972)
0.00335
19721593
(-177 from 1971)
57
(-17 from 1971)
0.00353
19711416
(-86 from 1970)
74
(-5 from 1970)
0.00422
19701330
(-54 from 1969)
79
(+2 from 1969)
0.00431
19691276
(-9 from 1968)
77
(+2 from 1968)
0.00437
19681267
(-149 from 1967)
75
(-13 from 1967)
0.00439
19671118
(+144 from 1966)
88
(+15 from 1966)
0.00513
19661262
(-199 from 1965)
73
(-24 from 1965)
0.00416
19651063
(-222 from 1964)
97
(-56 from 1964)
0.00531
1964841
(+323 from 1963)
153
(+65 from 1963)
0.00782
19631164
(+66 from 1962)
88
(+8 from 1962)
0.00443
19621230
(-86 from 1961)
80
(-12 from 1961)
0.00395
19611144
(+167 from 1960)
92
(+22 from 1960)
0.00443
19601311
(-280 from 1959)
70
(-36 from 1959)
0.00337
19591031
(+251 from 1958)
106
(+38 from 1958)
0.00510
19581282
(-54 from 1957)
68
(-5 from 1957)
0.00329
19571228
(-34 from 1956)
73
(-3 from 1956)
0.00348
19561194
(+447 from 1955)
76
(+37 from 1955)
0.00369
19551641
(-101 from 1954)
39
(-4 from 1954)
0.00195
19541540
(+218 from 1953)
43
(+11 from 1953)
0.00216
19531758
(-45 from 1952)
32
(-1 from 1952)
0.00166
19521713
(+981 from 1951)
33
(+18 from 1951)
0.00174
19512694
(-353 from 1950)
15
(-3 from 1950)
0.00081
19502341
(-129 from 1949)
18
(-2 from 1949)
0.00102
19492212
(+615 from 1948)
20
(+7 from 1948)
0.00114
19482827
(+879 from 1947)
13
(+4 from 1947)
0.00075
19473706
(-826 from 1946)
9
(-3 from 1946)
0.00050
19462880
(+1146 from 1945)
12
(+6 from 1945)
0.00074
19454026
(+665 from 1943)
6
(+1 from 1943)
0.00045
19440
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19434691
(-70 from 1942)
5
No change from 1942
0.00035
19424621
(-1591 from 1941)
5
(-4 from 1941)
0.00036
19413030
(-67 from 1940)
9
No change from 1940
0.00072
19402963
(-233 from 1938)
9
(-1 from 1938)
0.00076
19390
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19382730
(-160 from 1937)
10
(-1 from 1937)
0.00088
19372570
(+356 from 1935)
11
(+2 from 1935)
0.00100
19360
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19352926
(-740 from 1934)
9
(-5 from 1934)
0.00083
19342186
(+218 from 1933)
14
(+2 from 1933)
0.00129
19332404
(+870 from 1932)
12
(+4 from 1932)
0.00115
19323274
(-48 from 1931)
8
No change from 1931
0.00072
19313226
(-536 from 1930)
8
(-3 from 1930)
0.00072
19302690
(+1363 from 1929)
11
(+5 from 1929)
0.00094
19294053
(-617 from 1928)
6
(-2 from 1928)
0.00052
19283436
(-383 from 1927)
8
(-2 from 1927)
0.00067
19273053
(-7 from 1926)
10
No change from 1926
0.00081
19263046
(+70 from 1925)
10
No change from 1925
0.00081
19253116
(-455 from 1924)
10
(-3 from 1924)
0.00079
19242661
(+256 from 1923)
13
(+2 from 1923)
0.00100
19232917
(+2093 from 1922)
11
(+6 from 1922)
0.00088
19225010
(-3022 from 1921)
5
(-15 from 1921)
0.00040
19211988
(+743 from 1920)
20
(+8 from 1920)
0.00156
19202731
(-91 from 1919)
12
No change from 1919
0.00096
19192640
(-886 from 1918)
12
(-10 from 1918)
0.00102
19181754
(+242 from 1917)
22
(+5 from 1917)
0.00183
19171996
(-551 from 1916)
17
(-9 from 1916)
0.00151
19161445
(+605 from 1915)
26
(+11 from 1915)
0.00239
19152050
(+1138 from 1914)
15
(+9 from 1914)
0.00147
19143188
(-1532 from 1911)
6
(-3 from 1911)
0.00075
19130
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19120
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19111656
(-17 from 1907)
9
(+2 from 1907)
0.00204
19100
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19090
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19080
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19071639
(-199 from 1903)
7
No change from 1903
0.00207
19060
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19050
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19040
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19031440
(+492 from 1900)
7
(+2 from 1900)
0.00252
19020
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19010
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19001932
First SSA data recorded
5
First SSA data recorded
0.00157
18990
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18980
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18970
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18960
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18950
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18940
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18930
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18920
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18910
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18900
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18890
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18880
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18870
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18860
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18850
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18840
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18830
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18820
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18810
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18800
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000

American States Popularity Rankings for Renata

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )

Texas (TX)

Texas (TX) flagTexas (TX)#1482021#1252022#1432023

California (CA)

California (CA) flagCalifornia (CA)#2412021#2362022#2452023

Illinois (IL)

Illinois (IL) flagIllinois (IL)#4662021#8922022#3752023

New York (NY)

New York (NY) flagNew York (NY)#11322021#9692022#12832023

Arizona (AZ)

Arizona (AZ) flagArizona (AZ)#1492021#1642022#1282023

Florida (FL)

Florida (FL) flagFlorida (FL)#7462021#5022022#5732023

Georgia (GA)

Georgia (GA) flagGeorgia (GA)#9822021#13012022#10042023

Louisiana (LA)

Louisiana (LA) flagLouisiana (LA)#5981987#6941989#9642017

North Carolina (NC)

North Carolina (NC) flagNorth Carolina (NC)#9312021#11222022#11062023

Colorado (CO)

Colorado (CO) flagColorado (CO)#3902021#5602022#5962023

Ohio (OH)

Ohio (OH) flagOhio (OH)#16632018#12162022#13952023

New Jersey (NJ)

New Jersey (NJ) flagNew Jersey (NJ)#10172020#13482021#10232023

South Carolina (SC)

South Carolina (SC) flagSouth Carolina (SC)#8862021#9052022#6042023

Washington (WA)

Washington (WA) flagWashington (WA)#7052021#6222022#6742023

Michigan (MI)

Michigan (MI) flagMichigan (MI)#13742020#11812022#9462023

Pennsylvania (PA)

Pennsylvania (PA) flagPennsylvania (PA)#15822016#16082019#15802021

Virginia (VA)

Virginia (VA) flagVirginia (VA)#11312020#13852022#13122023

Oklahoma (OK)

Oklahoma (OK) flagOklahoma (OK)#3762020#6052021#5242022

New Mexico (NM)

New Mexico (NM) flagNew Mexico (NM)#3892020#3762022#1382023

Indiana (IN)

Indiana (IN) flagIndiana (IN)#10062019#11822022#8942023

Tennessee (TN)

Tennessee (TN) flagTennessee (TN)#10692019#10772020#11232023

Nevada (NV)

Nevada (NV) flagNevada (NV)#2802020#6032021#4812023

Mississippi (MS)

Mississippi (MS) flagMississippi (MS)#1281980#5541981#5441982

Missouri (MO)

Missouri (MO) flagMissouri (MO)#4041980#6991983#10542020

Maryland (MD)

Maryland (MD) flagMaryland (MD)#5191981#6271985#10502021

Oregon (OR)

Oregon (OR) flagOregon (OR)#6942020#5262022#3572023

Alabama (AL)

Alabama (AL) flagAlabama (AL)#4601979#2501980#5601981

Wisconsin (WI)

Wisconsin (WI) flagWisconsin (WI)#8302015#9282022#9502023

Iowa (IA)

Iowa (IA) flagIowa (IA)#5722019#4302022#4822023

Kentucky (KY)

Kentucky (KY) flagKentucky (KY)#4691964#5191965#3311980

Kansas (KS)

Kansas (KS) flagKansas (KS)#3051980#5742017#5582023

Arkansas (AR)

Arkansas (AR) flagArkansas (AR)#4901964#3561980

Massachusetts (MA)

Massachusetts (MA) flagMassachusetts (MA)#6891996#7311998

Minnesota (MN)

Minnesota (MN) flagMinnesota (MN)#10012017#8252022

Utah (UT)

Utah (UT) flagUtah (UT)#8052017#6882019

District of Columbia (DC)

District of Columbia (DC) flagDistrict of Columbia (DC)#3081980

Nebraska (NE)

Nebraska (NE) flagNebraska (NE)#5032016

Popularity Rankings for Renata in other Countries and American Territories

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Rankings)

Popularity in Mexico

Mexico flagMexico#82020#102021

Popularity in Brazil

Brazil flagBrazil#121990 (Decade)

Popularity in Argentina

Argentina flagArgentina#182014#162015#172023

Popularity in Chile

Chile flagChile#192019#172020#222021

Popularity in Uruguay

Uruguay flagUruguay#182021#232022#242023

Popularity in Portugal

Portugal flagPortugal#1582014#1772015#1742016

Popularity in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico flagPuerto Rico#2192021#2632022#2112023

Popularity in Poland

Poland flagPoland#2592021#3072022#3862023

Popularity in New Zealand

New Zealand flagNew Zealand#3801984#3231986#3361987

Popularity in Norway

Norway flagNorway#4911992#5151993#5772000

Popularity in Quebec, Canada

Quebec, Canada flagQuebec, Canada#7591991#7851997#8052002

Popularity in Ireland

Ireland flagIreland#9102010

Popularity in Canada

Canada flagCanada#9682007#15702019#12592022

Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources

Is Renata a Name for Boys or Girls?

Although unisex in some regions, Renata is most often a girl’s name. It has strong historical ties as a female name, particularly in European countries.

Variants, Nicknames, Diminutives, and Ideal Middle Names for Renata

Renata in Famous People Names, Pop Culture, and Places

  • Renata Tebaldi (Soprano, 1922–2004): An Italian opera singer renowned for her powerful voice and dramatic roles in operas.
  • Renata Adler (Journalist and Author, born 1938): A prominent American journalist and writer known for her work with The New Yorker and her novel "Speedboat."
  • Renata Voráčová (Tennis Player, born 1983): A Czech professional tennis player who has competed in numerous international tournaments.
  • Renata Salecl (Philosopher and Sociologist, born 1962): A Slovenian philosopher and sociologist recognized for her research on psychoanalysis and legal theory.
  • Renata Sorrah (Actress, born 1947): A Brazilian actress famous for her roles in television dramas and films.
  • Renata Klein ("Big Little Lies," 2017 TV Series): A powerful and wealthy career woman entangled in the mysteries and dramas of her friends.
  • Renata Flitworth ("Hogfather," 1996 Novel by Terry Pratchett): A no-nonsense farm woman who becomes involved with Death himself.
  • "The Renata Project" (2015 Documentary): A documentary exploring the life and work of a humanitarian named Renata.
  • Renata Community (British Columbia, Canada): A small community located on the shores of Lower Arrow Lake in southeastern British Columbia.

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