Given name & surname
Renan
Renan is a masculine given name. It is used in Portuguese.
Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Renan isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1968. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Renan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 407
- 407 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 18 babies
- 2025
- 15
- #6,076 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +2%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 15 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,076 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 1.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 18 in 2000. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,541 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Renan’s family of names
In Portuguese usage, Renan has a related form in Renã. In Portuguese usage, Renan has a related form in Renã. In Greek usage, Renan is a transliteration of Ρενάν.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Renan
- Renan LodiBrazilian association football playerborn 1998
- Renan BressanBelarusian footballerborn 1988
- RenanBrazilian footballerborn 1985
- Renan BarãoBrazilian mixed martial artistborn 1987
- RenanBrazilian association football playerborn 1996
- Renan ContarBrazilian politicianborn 1983
- Renan MotaBrazilian association football playerborn 1991
- Renan Dal ZottoBrazilian volleyball coach and former playerborn 1960
- Renan CalheirosBrazilian politicianborn 1955
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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