How Many People Are Named Reneta?
An estimated 144 people in the United States have the first name Reneta. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 54 years old, and Reneta peaked in popularity in 1979 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Reneta 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 Reneta paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
144
About 1 in 2,380,238 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
54
years old
Peak Year
1979
13 births
Total Registered
172
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Reneta
Reneta is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 172 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Reneta as a female name
Ranked #14,675 in 1990
5 female births in 1990
Peak: 1979 (13 births)
Reneta: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Reneta span from the 1920s to the 1990s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 54 babies were registered. Reneta has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Reneta by Decade
How has Reneta 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.
Reneta + Last Name Combinations
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Reneta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Reneta?
We estimate approximately 144 people named Reneta 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 2,380,238 Americans share this first name.
Is Reneta a common name?
Reneta is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 69.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 172 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Reneta most popular?
Reneta reached peak popularity in 1979, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Reneta is approximately 54 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Reneta a female name?
Reneta is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Reneta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Reneta Smith, Reneta Johnson, Reneta 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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