Renata

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Renata

Say it: reh-NAH-tuh

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Meaning

Latin renata 'born again'.

Certainscholars agree on this meaning.

Feminine of the baptismal name Renatus; Renate and Renata were popular in 20th-century Germany and Poland.

Its wave through time

Rising now

In the United States

11,490 babies given this name since 1900
At its height in 1980, about 1 in 2,300 girls
587 babies in 2020

Through the ages

Used by

Italian Polish German Czech Brazilian French Mexican Argentine

The family of the name

Italian	Renata
French	Renée
Polish	Renata
Portuguese	Renata
German	Renate

Famous bearers

Renata Tebaldi, Italian soprano

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MagdaleneGirlGreek Magdalēnē, 'woman of Magdala', a town whose name comes from Hebrew migdal 'tower'.Biblical · peak 1904

GriseldaGirlPossibly from Germanic gris 'grey' and hild 'battle', but the origin is not settled.Middle Ages · peak 1993 · forgotten

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RandallBoyA medieval form of Randolph, from Germanic rand 'shield rim' + wulf 'wolf'.Middle Ages · peak 1960

RandolphBoyFrom Germanic rand 'shield rim' and wulf 'wolf'.Middle Ages · peak 1952 · forgotten

Where this comes from

Medieval and Renaissance Italian records, such as the Florentine tax survey of 1427
National birth statistics of European countries source
United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.

Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.