Given name & surname
Renato
“reborn”
Renato is a masculine given name from Spanish, ultimately from Latin. It is used in Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Tagalog, and 1 other language.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Renato shares an earlier linguistic root with René. An origin associated with René is Late Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1911. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Renato through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,298
- 3,292 boys · 6 girls
- Most popular year
- 2010
- 69 babies
- 2025
- 42
- #2,974 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +1%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 42 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,974 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 1.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 69 in 2010. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (12). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 9,661 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.
Renato’s family of names
In Filipino usage, Renato has a diminutive in NATOY. In Italian usage, Renato has a feminine form in Renata. In Filipino usage, Renato has a related form in REYNATO.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Renato has relatives in 7 languages.
6 related names in 7 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Renato
- Renato DulbeccoItalian-born American virologist (1914-2012)
- Renato SanchesPortuguese association football playerborn 1997
- Renato AugustoBrazilian association football player (born 1988)
- Renato VeigaPortuguese footballer (born 2003)
- Renato TapiaPeruvian association football playerborn 1995
- Renato SteffenSwiss footballerborn 1991
- Renato MartinoItalian Roman Catholic cardinal (1932–2024)
- Renato IbarraEcuadorian association football playerborn 1991
- RenatoBrazilian footballerborn 1979
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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