How Many People Are Named Renessa?
An estimated 178 people in the United States have the first name Renessa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 46 years old, and Renessa peaked in popularity in 1979 with 9 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Renessa 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 Renessa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
178
About 1 in 1,925,586 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
46
years old
Peak Year
1979
9 births
Total Registered
194
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Renessa
Renessa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 194 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Renessa as a female name
Ranked #14,025 in 1999
6 female births in 1999
Peak: 1979 (9 births)
Renessa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Renessa span from the 1960s to the 1990s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 71 babies were registered. While Renessa is less common than at its peak in the 1970s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Renessa by Decade
How has Renessa 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.
Renessa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Renessa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Renessa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Renessa?
We estimate approximately 178 people named Renessa 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 1,925,586 Americans share this first name.
Is Renessa a common name?
Renessa is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 72.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 194 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Renessa most popular?
Renessa reached peak popularity in 1979, when 9 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Renessa is approximately 46 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Renessa a female name?
Renessa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Renessa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Renessa Smith, Renessa Johnson, Renessa 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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