Given name
Renata
“one who has been reborn”
Renata is a form of Renée. One French interpretation is “one who has been reborn.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Renata is a form of Renée. One French interpretation is “one who has been reborn.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Renata is a form of Renée. An origin associated with Renée is French. Renata is a feminine form of René. An origin associated with René is Late Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Italian usage, Renata is a feminine form of Renato. In English usage, Renata is a feminine form of Renatus.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1900. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Renata through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 14,616
- 6 boys · 14,610 girls
- Most popular year
- 1980
- 726 babies
- 2025
- 635
- #481 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −1%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 635 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 481 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 0.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 720 in 1980. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (183). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 15,740 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.
Renata’s family of names
In Polish usage, Renata has a diminutive in RENIA. In Italian usage, Renata is a feminine form of Renato. In Latin usage, Renata has a conventional equivalent in the German form Renate.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Renata has relatives in 15 languages.
13 related names in 15 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 7
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 9
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Renatomasculine form · Italian
- Reneaequivalent
- Renatederivative · Norwegian, German
- RenadaOccitan
- Renémasculine form
- Latinmasculine form
- RenāteLatvian
- Renatusmasculine form · English
Show 1 moreShow fewer
See also 5
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Renata
- Renata ScottoItalian soprano, opera director (1934–2023)
- Renata TebaldiItalian opera singer1922–2004
- Renata of LorraineDuchess consort of Bavaria1544–1602
- Reneta IndzhovaPrime Minister of Bulgariaborn 1953
- Renata LitvinovaRussian actress, film director and screenwriterborn 1967
- Renata VoráčováCzech female tennis playerborn 1983
- Renata MauerPolish sport shooterborn 1969
- Renata Knapik-MiazgaPolish fencerborn 1988
- Renata SorrahBrazilian actressborn 1947
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Renata, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Renatta
>99% girls
Rebecca
“enchantingly beautiful, captivating, snare”
>99% girls
Rina
“one who sings a joyous song”
>99% girls
Rosanna
“resembling the graceful rose”
>99% girls
Melissa
“bee, honey, or honeybee”
>99% girls
Elissa
“God is my oath” · “My God is bountiful”
>99% girls
Veronica
“displaying her true image”
>99% girls
Monica
“a solitary woman” · “one who advises others”
>99% girls