Name Legacy

Renate

Recorded 1917–2020 · United States

Renate was most popular in 1961, when 67 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,217 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,265 people named Renate.

Most popular in1961
Rank that year#2,217
Births that year67
Total since 18801,265
Given to100% girls

Renate over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Renate’s peak in 1961. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Renate a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Renate is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,265 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Where Renate is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org