Given name
Renuka
“resembling fine grains of sand”
Renuka is used as a given name. One Indian interpretation is “resembling fine grains of sand.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Indian interpretation is “resembling fine grains of sand.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Indian.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1964. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Renuka through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 96
- 0 boys · 96 girls
- Most popular year
- 1980
- 10 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 5 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 10 in 1980. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,166 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.
Renuka’s family of names
Renuka has a related form in Renooka. Renuka has a related form in Renookah. Renuka has a related form in Renouka.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 5
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 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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