# Renesmee (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/renesmee/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 2,068 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 2,068 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 460, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Coined by the American novelist and film producer Stephenie Meyer as the name of Renesmee Cullen (a character in her novel Breaking Dawn (2008), the fourth in the Twilight series, who also appeared in The Twilight Saga, a film series based on the novels). She is given this name by her mother (Bella Swan) as a blend of Renée + Esme, the names of Renée Dwyer (Bella Swan’s mother) and Esme Cullen (her father’s adoptive mother).

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 33 | 4,448 |
| 2012 | 60 | 2,896 |
| 2013 | 135 | 1,594 |
| 2014 | 135 | 1,600 |
| 2015 | 129 | 1,664 |
| 2016 | 155 | 1,482 |
| 2017 | 129 | 1,671 |
| 2018 | 150 | 1,470 |
| 2019 | 144 | 1,513 |
| 2020 | 156 | 1,409 |
| 2021 | 163 | 1,361 |
| 2022 | 165 | 1,393 |
| 2023 | 136 | 1,564 |
| 2024 | 175 | 1,316 |
| 2025 | 138 | 1,538 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 5 | 4,049 |
| 2012 | 9 | 2,717 |
| 2013 | 18 | 1,639 |
| 2014 | 30 | 1,155 |
| 2015 | 34 | 1,033 |
| 2016 | 30 | 1,142 |
| 2017 | 37 | 982 |
| 2018 | 58 | 689 |
| 2019 | 46 | 806 |
| 2020 | 45 | 807 |
| 2021 | 34 | 1,007 |
| 2022 | 36 | 963 |
| 2023 | 33 | 1,030 |
| 2024 | 25 | 1,302 |
| 2025 | 17 | 1,719 |

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.