The first name Renesmee
A girl’s name.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
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).
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 17 girls were named Renesmee, making it the 1,719th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2018, with 58 births (#689).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Renesmee with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Renesmee at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 138 girls born in the United States were named Renesmee, the 1,538th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2024, when 175 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.
Questions
- What does the name Renesmee mean?
- 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…
- How popular is the name Renesmee?
- In 2025, 17 girls born in England and Wales were named Renesmee, ranking 1,719th. Its peak was 2018, with 58 births.
- Is Renesmee a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 2,068 US babies named Renesmee since 1880 were girls.
- When was Renesmee most popular?
- 2024 in the United States, when 175 babies were named Renesmee, its highest rank at 1,316th.