How Many People Are Named Renuka?
An estimated 90 people in the United States have the first name Renuka. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 38 years old, and Renuka peaked in popularity in 1980 with 10 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Renuka 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 Renuka paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Renuka is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
90
About 1 in 3,808,382 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
1980
10 births
Total Registered
96
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Renuka
Renuka is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 96 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Renuka as a female name
Ranked #17,239 in 2022
5 female births in 2022
Peak: 1980 (10 births)
Renuka: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Renuka span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 35 babies were registered. Renuka has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Renuka by Decade
How has Renuka 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.
Renuka + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Renuka as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Renuka
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Renuka: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Renuka?
We estimate approximately 90 people named Renuka 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 3,808,382 Americans share this first name.
Is Renuka a common name?
Renuka is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 63% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 96 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Renuka most popular?
Renuka reached peak popularity in 1980, when 10 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Renuka is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Renuka a female name?
Renuka is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Renuka Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Renuka Smith, Renuka Johnson, Renuka 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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