How Many People Are Named Renate?
An estimated 1,025 people in the United States have the first name Renate. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 55 years old, and Renate peaked in popularity in 1961 with 67 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Renate as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Renate paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,025
About 1 in 334,394 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
55
years old
Peak Year
1961
67 births
Total Registered
1,265
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Renate
Renate is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,265 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Renate as a female name
Ranked #14,747 in 2020
6 female births in 2020
Peak: 1961 (67 births)
Renate: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Renate span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 452 babies were registered. Renate has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Renate by Decade
How has Renate tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Renate by State
Birth registrations for Renate span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Illinois. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Minnesota. On average, about 19 Renates were registered per state.
Renate + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Renate as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Renate
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Renate: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Renate?
We estimate approximately 1,025 people named Renate are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 334,394 Americans share this first name.
Is Renate a common name?
Renate is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,265 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Renate most popular?
Renate reached peak popularity in 1961, when 67 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Renate is approximately 55 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Renate a female name?
Renate is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Renate Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Renate Smith, Renate Johnson, Renate Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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