Given name
Renate
“one who has been reborn”
Renate is a variant of Renée. One French interpretation is “one who has been reborn.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Renate is a variant of Renée. One French interpretation is “one who has been reborn.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Renate is a variant of Renée. An origin associated with Renée is French. In German use, Renate is a feminine form of René. An origin associated with René is Late Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Norwegian usage, Renate developed from Renata. In Dutch usage, Renate is a feminine form of Renatus.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1917. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Renate through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,265
- 0 boys · 1,265 girls
- Most popular year
- 1961
- 67 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2020. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 67 in 1961. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 5,847 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.
Renate’s family of names
In Norwegian usage, Renate developed from the Latin form Renata. In German usage, Renate has a conventional equivalent in the Czech form Renáta. In German usage, Renate has a conventional equivalent in the Latin form Renata.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Renate has relatives in 8 languages.
6 related names in 8 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Renate
- Renate ReinsveNorwegian actressborn 1987
- Renate StecherEast German sprinterborn 1950
- Renate GötschlAustrian Alpine skierborn 1975
- Renate DorresteinDutch author, journalist, feminist (1954-2018)
- Renate KünastGerman politicianborn 1955
- Renate BoyGerman shot putter (1939–2023)
- Renate MüllerGerman actress (1906–1937)
- Renate JansenDutch footballerborn 1990
- Renate GroenewoldDutch speed skater and cyclistborn 1976
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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