The first name Renata
A girl’s name from Latin meaning “reborn”.
Pronounced /ɹəˈnɑːtʌ/ 3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Latin origin
Renata means “reborn” in Latin.
Feminine form of Latin saint's name Renatus, from renatus (“reborn”)
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 6 girls were named Renata, making it the 3,705th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2010, with 14 births (#1,901).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Renata with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Renata at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 635 girls born in the United States were named Renata, the 481st most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1980, when 720 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Renata in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
Spelled Renata in Italian, Polish, Portuguese and Spanish too.
Famous people named Renata
16 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Renáta TomanováCzechoslovakian tennis player, born 1954
- Renata VoráčováCzech female tennis player, born 1983
- Renata SorrahBrazilian actress, born 1947
- Renata AdlerAmerican author, journalist and film critic, born 1938
- Archduchess Renata of AustriaAustrian princess (1888-1935)
- Renata CostaBrazilian association football player, born 1986
- Renata FastCanadian ice hockey player (born 1994)
- Renata VasconcellosBrazilian journalist (born 1972)
- Renata SabljakCroatian actress and singer, born 1977
- Renata ZachováCzech judoka, born 2000
- Renée FlemingAmerican opera soprano, born 1959
- Renee of FranceFrench princess (1510-1575)
More Latin girls’ names
Questions
- What does the name Renata mean?
- Renata means “reborn” in Latin.
- What is the origin of the name Renata?
- Feminine form of Latin saint's name Renatus, from renatus (“reborn”)
- How popular is the name Renata?
- In 2025, 6 girls born in England and Wales were named Renata, ranking 3,705th. Its peak was 2010, with 14 births.
- Is Renata a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 14,616 US babies named Renata since 1880 were girls.
- When was Renata most popular?
- 1980 in the United States, when 720 babies were named Renata, its highest rank at 336th.
- How do you pronounce Renata?
- Renata is /ɹəˈnɑːtʌ/, 3 syllables.