How Many People Are Named Renita?
An estimated 6,191 people in the United States have the first name Renita. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 55 years old, and Renita peaked in popularity in 1960 with 313 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Renita 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 Renita paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
6,191
About 1 in 55,363 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
55
years old
Peak Year
1960
313 births
Total Registered
7,398
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Renita
Renita is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 7,398 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Renita as a female name
Ranked #12,213 in 2019
8 female births in 2019
Peak: 1960 (313 births)
Renita: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Renita span from the 1920s to the 2010s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 2,399 babies were registered. Renita has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Renita by Decade
How has Renita 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.
Renita by State
Birth registrations for Renita span all 31 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Illinois, California, Texas. The lowest are in Wisconsin, New Jersey, Arizona. On average, about 166 Renitas were registered per state.
Renita + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Renita as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Renita
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Renita: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Renita?
We estimate approximately 6,191 people named Renita 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 55,363 Americans share this first name.
Is Renita a common name?
Renita is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 7,398 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Renita most popular?
Renita reached peak popularity in 1960, when 313 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Renita is approximately 55 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Renita a female name?
Renita is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Renita Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Renita Smith, Renita Johnson, Renita 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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